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Spying

Criminal Politics Technology 

Judge Rejects Bid to Drop Charges Against Alleged Saudi Spying Accomplice

February 24, 2021February 25, 2021 NICHOLAS IOVINO
digital data, Fraud, privacy, Saudi Arabia, Spying, Twitter

In advancing a criminal case against a former Twitter worker accused of helping Saudi Arabia spy on critics, a federal judge rejected arguments that private user data is not considered “property” under California state law.

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Civil Rights Employment Government 

UK’s MI6 Apologizes for Past Treatment of LGBT Spies

February 19, 2021February 19, 2021 ASSOCIATED PRESS
discrimination, LGBT, Spying, United Kingdom

The head of Britain’s MI6 intelligence service apologized Friday to gay spies and aspiring agents who were fired or denied jobs because of their sexuality.

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Criminal Government International 

Charges Expanded Against Stanford Researcher With Ties to Chinese Military

February 18, 2021February 26, 2021 CARSON McCULLOUGH
China, higher education, Research, Spying

A Stanford University researcher faces fraud and obstruction of justice charges for an alleged scheme to hide her status as a member of the Chinese military.

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Criminal International Politics Trials 

Iran Sentences Iranian-American to Prison on Spying Charges

January 26, 2021January 26, 2021 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Iran, sentencing, Spying

An Iranian-American has been sentenced by Iran to 10 years in prison on spying charges, despite his family alleging he never had a trial or an opportunity to defend himself.

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Criminal International Politics 

Iran Convicted US Dual Citizen on Spying Charge: Media

January 19, 2021January 19, 2021 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Diplomacy, Iran, Spying

Iranian authorities have convicted an American-Iranian businessman on spying charges, U.S. media has reported, in a recently revealed case which comes amid high tensions between the two countries.

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Criminal Government 

Man Accused of Helping Saudi Arabia Spy on Critics Seeks Dismissal of Charges

January 6, 2021January 7, 2021 NICHOLAS IOVINO
Saudi Arabia, Spying, Twitter

A former Twitter employee accused of helping Saudi Arabia spy on its critics argued in court Wednesday that he cannot be prosecuted for wire fraud because Twitter’s private user data is not considered property under California law.

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Criminal Energy International Politics 

Russia Jails Former Energy Exec for 15 Years on Spying Charges

December 29, 2020December 29, 2020 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
espionage, Russia, sentencing, Spying

A Russian court on Tuesday handed a 15-year prison sentence to a former manager of an energy company for spying for Moldova, the latest in a string of high-profile espionage trials.

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Criminal International Media 

Moroccan Journalist Appears Before Judge on Espionage Charge

December 24, 2020December 24, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Journalism, Morocco, Press Freedom, Spying

A prominent Moroccan journalist and activist appeared before an investigating judge in Casablanca on Thursday to face charges of spying in a case that has raised concerns over press freedoms in the North African kingdom.

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International Politics Technology 

Report Claims CIA Controlled Second Swiss Encryption Firm

November 27, 2020November 27, 2020 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
CIA, Germany, Spying, Switzerland

Swiss politicians have voiced outrage and demanded an investigation after revelations that a second Swiss encryption company was allegedly used by the CIA and its German counterpart to spy on governments worldwide.

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Criminal International Politics 

Academic Detained in Iran for 2 Years Returns to Australia

November 27, 2020November 27, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Australia, espionage, Iran, Israel, Spying

British-Australian academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert arrived back in Australia on Friday and will soon reunite with her family after more than two years in an Iranian prison.

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Criminal International Politics 

China Sentences Taiwanese Professor to Four Years in Jail

November 25, 2020November 25, 2020 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
China, Diplomacy, sentencing, Spying, Taiwan, teachers

China sentenced a Taiwanese professor to four years in jail for spying, officials said Wednesday, as tensions between Beijing and Taipei deteriorate further.

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Criminal International Politics 

New Zealand Soldier Faces Spying Charges in 1st Such Case

November 25, 2020November 25, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
court-martial, espionage, Extremism, military, New Zealand, Spying

A New Zealand soldier has been charged with spying and will face up to 14 years in prison if found guilty.

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Criminal Government International 

Russian Found Guilty of Passing Military Secrets to CIA

November 20, 2020November 20, 2020 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
CIA, espionage, Russia, Spying, weapons

A Russian citizen who worked on naval ships was found guilty of high treason for passing on military secrets to the CIA, Russia’s security services said Friday.

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Criminal Government International 

Man Charged With Spying for Egypt While Working for Merkel

November 16, 2020November 16, 2020 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Egypt, espionage, Germany, Spying

A man who worked in German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s press office has been charged with spying for Egypt, prosecutors said Monday.

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Financial International Politics Technology 

Report: Fugitive Tech Boss Was Austrian Spy Agency Informant

October 30, 2020October 30, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Austria, bankruptcy, espionage, Fraud, Germany, Spying

German media report that a fugitive former top executive of payment company Wirecard was an informant for the Austrian spy agency BVT.

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Criminal International Politics 

US Unmasks Secret Chinese Task Force That Targets Political Rivals

October 28, 2020October 29, 2020 NINA PULLANO
China, Harassment, Spying, Surveillance, threats

Two American citizens are among the five people arrested Wednesday morning, on the east and west coasts, charged with conspiring to help the Chinese government stalk, threaten and extradite a New Jersey resident.

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International 

Cold War Relics and Spy Tools to Go Up for Auction

October 26, 2020October 26, 2020 JOSH RUSSELL
auctions, history, soviet, Spying

Hundreds of Soviet spy tools and assorted Cold War-era relics will be sold at auction next year.

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International Politics Technology 

Espionage in Australia at Higher Levels Than Cold War, Spy Chief Warns

October 20, 2020October 20, 2020 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Australia, China, espionage, Spying

Espionage in Australia had eclipsed Cold War levels, the country’s spymaster told parliament on Tuesday, in a speech warning that citizens were being monitored and harassed by foreign powers.

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Criminal Media Technology 

No Decision on Assange Extradition Before US Vote: UK Judge

September 25, 2020September 25, 2020 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
2020 elections, espionage, extradition, Julian Assange, Spying, WikiLeaks

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will have to wait until after the U.S. election to find out whether he will be extradited to face espionage charges there, the British judge presiding over his hearing said Friday.

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Criminal International Politics 

Hungary Acquits Politician of Spying on EU for Russia

September 24, 2020September 24, 2020 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
espionage, European Parliament, Hungary, Russia, Spying, verdict

A Budapest court on Thursday acquitted a former Hungarian opposition politician of spying on the EU for Russia while he was a member of the European Parliament, but found him guilty of lesser charges.

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