National Defense Information
Coverage of National Defense Information in the Nexus archive.
- Ex-Trump advisor John Bolton pleads guilty to retaining national defense information
John Bolton, a Trump advisor, has pleaded guilty to retaining national defense information. The case involves the unauthorized retention of classified materials.
- John Bolton to plead guilty of improperly handling national defense information
John Bolton plans to plead guilty in a case accusing him of improperly handling national defense information contained within his diaries, confirmed by two sources to The Hill. The guilty plea is scheduled for a rearraignment hearing on June 26 on one count of retention of national defense information.
- Government Employee Arrested for Unlawful Retention of National Defense Information
Ashley Tellis, a 64-year-old U.S. government employee from Vienna, Virginia, was arrested on October 11 for allegedly unlawfully retaining classified national defense information. The arrest involves potential violations of laws protecting sensitive government secrets.
- Department of State Employee Sentenced for Transmitting National Defense Information to Suspected Chinese Government Agents
A U.S. Department of State employee has been sentenced to 48 months in prison for conspiring to collect and transmit national defense information to individuals he believed were working for the Chinese government. The case highlights espionage and breach of national security protocols by a federal employee.
- Active-Duty Soldier Arrested and Charged with Espionage and Export Violations
Taylor Adam Lee, a 22-year-old active-duty soldier from El Paso, Texas, was arrested and charged with attempting to transmit national defense information to a foreign adversary and illegally exporting controlled technical data. The charges indicate a serious breach of military security protocols and national export control regulations.
- Former U.S. Army Intelligence Analyst Sentenced for Selling Sensitive Military Information to Individual Tied to Chinese Government
A former U.S. Army intelligence analyst was sentenced to 84 months in prison for conspiring to sell sensitive military information to someone affiliated with the Chinese government. The case involves unauthorized transmission of classified national defense information. This represents a significant breach of U.S. security protocols.
- Active-Duty and Former U.S. Army Soldiers Arrested for Theft of Government Property and Bribery Scheme
Active-duty U.S. Army soldiers Jian Zhao and Li Tian were charged with conspiracy to commit bribery and theft of government property. Former soldier Ruoyu Duan was additionally charged with conspiring to obtain and transmit national defense information to unauthorized individuals.
- U.S. Government Employee Charged with Two Counts of Unlawfully Transmitting National Defense Information
A U.S. government employee working overseas has been charged with two counts of unlawfully transmitting highly sensitive classified documents related to national defense in October 2024. The charges relate to the unauthorized disclosure of documents containing national defense information.