Former NSA Worker Admits Attempt To Peddle Classified US Secrets To Russia

A former National Security Agency (NSA) employee has admitted guilt in a case involving the attempted sale of classified information to Russia.

As reported by NBC News, Jareh Sebastian Dalke, a 31-year-old army veteran from Colorado Springs, pleaded guilty to his charges. He was under the assumption that he was giving the classified information to a Russian agent, who was in fact an undercover FBI agent.

Dalke was arrested on Sep. 28, 2022, in Denver’s downtown train station, where he had arrived with a laptop. Authorities say he used a secure connection set up by investigators to transfer some classified documents.

According to the indictment, Dalke was attempting to provide Russia with a threat assessment of the military offensive capabilities of a third, unnamed country, along with details of sensitive U.S. defense capabilities. He told the undercover agent that he had $237,000 in debts and that his decision to work with Russia was due to his heritage “ties back to your country.”

Dalke has been held in custody for about a year and has been on medication for mental illness. The federal prosecutors have agreed not to ask for more than 22 years in prison when he is sentenced in April, but the final decision lies with the judge.

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