Tag: espionage
John Bolton, Espionage Act Violation, Maryland 2024
⏱ 2 min read John Bolton, the former National Security Advisor to the President of the United States, pleaded guilty in federal court in Greenbelt, Maryland, to violating the Espionage Act. The 77-year-old Bethesda resident admitted to retaining national defense information, specifically top secret material that he copied into his personal notes and transmitted to…
Tianrui Liang, Espionage, Nebraska 2026
⏱ 2 min read A 21-year-old Chinese national allegedly snapped photos of sensitive military aircraft at Offutt Air Force Base in Bellevue, Nebraska, sparking a frantic FBI manhunt that ended at JFK Airport in New York. Tianrui Liang crossed the Canadian border on March 28, 2026, on a valid visa, but authorities say he had…
Seth Chambers, Espionage, Missouri 2022
⏱ 3 min read Seth Chambers, 35, a former U.S. Marine Corps intelligence analyst, is in deep trouble. The Texan is facing federal charges in Missouri after allegedly selling secrets to contacts in Maryland and – chillingly – inside China. The leaks happened in December 2022 and again in April 2023, while Chambers was working…
