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Separate FBI Raids Net 4 Alleged Spies

Posted Feb 11, 08 4:00 PM CST in US 

(Newser) – The FBI arrested a Defense Department employee and three others today on charges of spying for China, the Washington Post reports. The Virginia-based  DoD weapons analyst and two accomplices in New Orleans were coincidentally busted on the same day as an ex-Boeing engineer in Southern California, Justice Department officials in Alexandria, Va., and Los Angeles said.

The Virginia case primarily involves US arms sales to China and Taiwan; the three defendants face conspiracy charges. In the second case, the ex-Boeing engineer, 72, is up on charges of stealing trade secrets, mostly relating to the space program and including info about the space shuttle. The investigations “demonstrate that foreign spying remains a serious threat in the post-Cold War world,'' said a prosecutor.

Sources Washington Post, Chicago Tribune

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A cyclist watches federal authorities standing in front a home in New Orleans, Monday, Feb. 11, 2008. FBI agents raided this home in the Uptown area of the Crescent City early Monday in connection with...   (Associated Press)
Federal authorities gather in front of a home in New Orleans, Monday, Feb. 11, 2008. FBI agents raided this home in the Uptown area of the Crescent City early Monday in connection with a spy investigation....   (Associated Press)
A federal official stands in front of a home as agents inspect the contents of the home in New Orleans, Monday, Feb. 11, 2008. FBI agents raided this home in the Uptown area of the Crescent City early...   (Associated Press)
Federal authorities remove contents from a home in New Orleans, Monday, Feb. 11, 2008. FBI agents raided the home in the Uptown area of the Crescent City in connection with a spy investigation of U.S....   (Associated Press)
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