http://www.mail.com/subjects/16792-espionage.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/16792-espionage.html http://www.mail.com/news/world/2100140-saudi-arabia-arrests-10-iranian-spy-ring.html RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — A Saudi official says police have detained 10 more members of an alleged Iranian spy ring — eight Saudis, one Lebanese and one Turkish national. Interior Ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Mansour al-Turki said in a statement Tuesday that investigations in the March arrest of 18 alleged spies had led to the new arrests. The ministry ... Tue, 21 May 2013 15:08:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2100140-saudi-arabia-arrests-10-iranian-spy-ring.html 2013-05-21T15:08:07Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2096278-russian-tv-american-accused-spying-flies.html MOSCOW (AP) — The U.S. Embassy employee accused of spying in Moscow flew out of Russia on Sunday, five days after he was ordered to leave the country, NTV television reported. The Kremlin-loyal TV station broadcast video Sunday evening showing Ryan Fogle going through passport control and security at Sheremetyevo International Airport. He also was picture... Sun, 19 May 2013 16:52:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2096278-russian-tv-american-accused-spying-flies.html 2013-05-19T16:52:31Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2095888-report-iran-hangs-2-men-convicted-spying.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's state radio says authorities have executed two men convicted of spying for Israel's Mossad and the American CIA intelligence agency. Sunday's report says Mohammad Heidari, who was accused of providing Mossad with classified information in return for money, and Kourosh Ahmadi, who allegedly gave the CIA intelligence on Iran, were... Sun, 19 May 2013 14:41:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2095888-report-iran-hangs-2-men-convicted-spying.html 2013-05-19T14:41:40Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2086578-russia-alleged-spying-case-was-2nd-this-year.html MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian security services operative — his features bathed in shadows — went on state television Wednesday to claim that the U.S. diplomat who was ordered out of the country was the second American expelled this year over spying allegations. The anonymous operative said the CIA had failed to halt this "disturbing activity" despite Moscow as... Wed, 15 May 2013 20:17:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2086578-russia-alleged-spying-case-was-2nd-this-year.html 2013-05-15T20:17:26Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2087570-wigs-map-strange-stuff-alleged-us-spy-kit.html MOSCOW (AP) — A couple of wigs, sunglasses and a compass? Really? Some of the items Russian authorities say they seized from a U.S. diplomat who they accuse of spying look like they came from Austin Powers' arsenal rather than James Bond's. But while the old-fashioned items might seem clownish or reminiscent of Cold War intrigues, they could in some ways ... Wed, 15 May 2013 16:12:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2087570-wigs-map-strange-stuff-alleged-us-spy-kit.html 2013-05-15T16:12:47Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2085190-russia-us-spy.html The Cold War is long over, but espionage is forever. Russian spies still operate in the U.S. and American ones in Russia. On Tuesday, Russia's security services said they had caught a U.S. diplomat who they claim is a CIA official trying to recruit a Russian agent. Here are some other cases of apparent spying between the old rivals: THE ANNA CHAPMAN RING ... Tue, 14 May 2013 21:07:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2085190-russia-us-spy.html 2013-05-14T21:07:13Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2084466-russias-fsb-releases-alleged-letter-us-spying.html MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's Federal Security Service has released a photograph of a letter that it claims contains instructions on spying for the United States. The FSB said the letter was found on a U.S. diplomat, who they claim is a CIA officer caught trying to recruit a member of one of Russia's special services. There was no immediate response from the U.S. State Department. ... Tue, 14 May 2013 15:24:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2084466-russias-fsb-releases-alleged-letter-us-spying.html 2013-05-14T15:24:28Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2081290-spies-caught-website-scandal-embarrass-skorea.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The scandal shaking up South Korea's main spy agency is not cloak-and-dagger stuff, but the kind of low-grade trickery anyone with an Internet connection could pull off. And the target was not Seoul's opaque rival to the north, but the country's own people. Internet postings ostensibly from ordinary South Koreans, but actually fr... Mon, 13 May 2013 10:29:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2081290-spies-caught-website-scandal-embarrass-skorea.html 2013-05-13T10:29:47Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2077224-cuban-spy-officially-stripped-us-citizenship.html HAVANA (AP) — A Cuban intelligence agent who served 13 years in a U.S. prison has officially been stripped of his American citizenship. Rene Gonzalez said Friday he received a certificate of loss of nationality from the U.S. diplomatic mission in Havana this week. Gonzalez, who was a dual national, volunteered to give up his U.S. citizenship in return for... Fri, 10 May 2013 17:25:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2077224-cuban-spy-officially-stripped-us-citizenship.html 2013-05-10T17:25:27Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2068842-woman-who-secret-prison-bypassed-top-spy.html WASHINGTON (AP) — One of the CIA's highest-ranking women, who once ran a CIA prison in Thailand where terror suspects were waterboarded, has been bypassed for the agency's top spy job. The officer, who remains undercover, was a finalist for the job and would have become the first female chief of clandestine operations. As one of the last remaining senior ... Tue, 07 May 2013 22:49:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2068842-woman-who-secret-prison-bypassed-top-spy.html 2013-05-07T22:49:07Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2066878-cuban-spy-unrepentant-hopes-better-ties.html HAVANA (AP) — A Cuban intelligence agent who spent 13 years in a U.S. prison said Monday he still has affection for America and hopes to see the two countries reconcile, but added that he does not regret for a moment his decision to spy for Cuba. Rene Gonzalez also told The Associated Press he would welcome an exchange of prisoners that would send a jaile... Mon, 06 May 2013 23:06:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2066878-cuban-spy-unrepentant-hopes-better-ties.html 2013-05-06T23:06:05Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2061318-apnewsbreak-us-judge-allows-spy-to-stay-cuba.html MIAMI (AP) — One of the convicted spies known as the "Cuban Five" will be able to permanently remain in Cuba in exchange for renouncing his U.S. citizenship, a federal judge ruled Friday after U.S. officials dropped their initial opposition. Rene Gonzalez, 56, has been in Cuba since April 22 to attend memorial services for his father, who died earlier las... Fri, 03 May 2013 18:24:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2061318-apnewsbreak-us-judge-allows-spy-to-stay-cuba.html 2013-05-03T18:24:07Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2057844-indians-angry-convicted-spys-death-pakistan.html NEW DELHI (AP) — Indians expressed outrage at the Pakistan government Thursday over the death of a convicted Indian spy who had been attacked with a brick by two fellow inmates in a Pakistan prison, a development New Delhi said has damaged relations between the longtime rival countries. Sarabjit Singh was attacked Friday and had been comatose and on a ven... Thu, 02 May 2013 10:28:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2057844-indians-angry-convicted-spys-death-pakistan.html 2013-05-02T10:28:14Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2057046-judge-major-break-gm-theft-case.html DETROIT (AP) — A former General Motors engineer convicted of stealing thousands of pages of hybrid technology was sentenced Wednesday to just a year and a day in prison, far below the punishment sought by the government in a case that involved her husband and an alleged scheme to take the trade secrets to China. Shanshan Du's right arm and right leg shook... Wed, 01 May 2013 22:52:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2057046-judge-major-break-gm-theft-case.html 2013-05-01T22:52:16Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2047092-indian-spy-death-row-hurt-pakistan-prison.html LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — A top Pakistani prison official says an Indian spy on death row was critically injured when he was attacked with a brick inside a prison in the eastern city of Lahore. Farooq Nazir said Friday that Sarabjit Singh sustained a serious head injury when he was attacked by two other prisoners on Friday at Kot Lakhpat jail. Nazir said Si... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:34:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2047092-indian-spy-death-row-hurt-pakistan-prison.html 2013-04-26T16:34:26Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2045460-charge-disclosed-cuban-spying-us.html WASHINGTON (AP) — An alleged accomplice in a major spy case involving Cuba helped recruit a friend and colleague to spy for the Cuban Intelligence Service against the U.S., the Justice Department said Thursday. Marta Rita Velazquez, once a legal officer at the State Department's Agency for International Development, is accused of conspiracy to commit espi... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 22:38:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2045460-charge-disclosed-cuban-spying-us.html 2013-04-25T22:38:24Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2038614-dutch-diplomat-sentenced-to-12-years-spying.html AMSTERDAM (AP) — A Dutch court sentenced a diplomat to 12 years in prison Tuesday for delivering confidential NATO and European Union documents to Russian agents. The case, one of the worst spying affairs in the Netherlands in memory, is linked to that of a couple on trial in Germany on similar charges. In Tuesday's ruling, a three-judge panel at The Hagu... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 11:27:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2038614-dutch-diplomat-sentenced-to-12-years-spying.html 2013-04-23T11:27:47Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2025802-libya-urged-to-ex-spy-chief-access-to-lawyer.html TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — An international rights group is urging Libyan authorities to give an ex-spy chief indicted for alleged crimes against humanity access to a lawyer. The New York-based Human Rights Watch said in a statement on Wednesday that its team visited Abdullah al-Senoussi in prison earlier this month and that he did not complain of any physical... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:39:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2025802-libya-urged-to-ex-spy-chief-access-to-lawyer.html 2013-04-17T15:39:23Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2023084-rights-group-sues-uk-exports-spy-tech.html LONDON (AP) — A human rights group is suing the British government over the export of sophisticated surveillance technology that has been used to spy on dissidents in Bahrain and elsewhere. Privacy International said Tuesday it had filed a lawsuit before London's High Court over the government's refusal to say whether it was investigating U.K.-based Gamma... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:13:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2023084-rights-group-sues-uk-exports-spy-tech.html 2013-04-16T15:13:48Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2022174-alaska-based-soldier-16-years-spy-case.html JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska-based military policeman will serve 16 years in prison and will be dishonorably discharged for selling secrets to an FBI undercover agent who he believed was a Russian spy, a panel of eight military members has decided. Spec. William Colton Millay, of Owensboro, Ky., pleaded guilty last month to att... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 11:40:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2022174-alaska-based-soldier-16-years-spy-case.html 2013-04-16T11:40:08Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2007812-israeli-arab-sentenced-spying-hezbollah.html JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli court has sentenced an Arab citizen of Israel to seven years in prison for spying for the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. A court document says Milad Khatib was convicted of being in contact with a foreign agent and assisting an enemy in wartime. It says he confessed to the charges against him as part of a plea bargain. Khat... Tue, 09 Apr 2013 11:44:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2007812-israeli-arab-sentenced-spying-hezbollah.html 2013-04-09T11:44:24Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1994772-hawaii-spot-sun-surf-spies.html HONOLULU (AP) — Clandestine agents. Foreign spies. Intelligence. Hawaii is better known for sunbathing on the beach or surfing than high-stakes sleuthing. But the case of a 59-year-old civilian defense contractor accused of giving military secrets to his much younger Chinese girlfriend is a reminder of the state's little-known identity as a prime target f... Wed, 03 Apr 2013 09:58:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1994772-hawaii-spot-sun-surf-spies.html 2013-04-03T09:58:20Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1994330-feds-man-stole-us-cancer-data-to-study-china.html MILWAUKEE (AP) — When three vials of a possible cancer-fighting compound disappeared recently from a professor's desk at the Medical College of Wisconsin, suspicion quickly fell on a research assistant who had been working in the scientist's lab. Security video showed Hua Jun Zhao, who studied in China and whose wife lives there, was the only person who e... Wed, 03 Apr 2013 01:13:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1994330-feds-man-stole-us-cancer-data-to-study-china.html 2013-04-03T01:13:43Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1992162-judge-allows-halfway-house-defense-contractor.html HONOLULU (AP) — A defense contractor accused of giving military secrets to his Chinese girlfriend will be allowed to stay at a halfway house while he awaits trial, a judge ruled Monday. Conditions can be imposed on Benjamin Bishop's release that would address concerns about him being a flight risk and posing a danger to the community, U.S. District Judge ... Tue, 02 Apr 2013 03:42:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1992162-judge-allows-halfway-house-defense-contractor.html 2013-04-02T03:42:43Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1983956-iran-summons-saudi-envoy-spy-ring-claim.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran has summoned a Saudi envoy to protest the kingdom's allegation that members of a spy ring arrested in the Arab country last week worked for Iranian intelligence. The semi-official Mehr news agency said in a report late Wednesday that Iran's Foreign Ministry "strongly rejected" the claim during a meeting with the Saudi charge d'aff... Thu, 28 Mar 2013 07:09:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1983956-iran-summons-saudi-envoy-spy-ring-claim.html 2013-03-28T07:09:33Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1979942-saudi-arabia-spy-ring-worked-iran.html RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia says its investigations have shown that members of a spy ring arrested last week were working for Iranian intelligence. The official Saudi Press Agency quoted an Interior Ministry statement as saying Tuesday that material evidence and detainees' confessions prove that members of the group had received money from th... Tue, 26 Mar 2013 13:51:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1979942-saudi-arabia-spy-ring-worked-iran.html 2013-03-26T13:51:49Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1979240-judge-denies-bail-defense-secrets-case.html HONOLULU (AP) — A federal judge denied bail Monday to a civilian defense contractor accused of giving military secrets to a Chinese girlfriend half his age, saying he poses a danger to national security. U.S. Magistrate Judge Richard Puglisi ordered Benjamin Bishop, 59, to remain in custody while he awaits trial. Puglisi cited a declaration made to the co... Tue, 26 Mar 2013 03:59:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1979240-judge-denies-bail-defense-secrets-case.html 2013-03-26T03:59:55Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1973946-bail-hearing-to-held-defense-secrets-case.html HONOLULU (AP) — A civilian defense contractor accused of giving military secrets to a Chinese girlfriend half his age is facing a bail hearing. Prosecutors said they plan to ask that Benjamin Bishop, 59, be held without bail. Bishop's defense attorney, who has said Bishop wouldn't harm his country, plans to ask U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge Richard... Fri, 22 Mar 2013 20:37:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1973946-bail-hearing-to-held-defense-secrets-case.html 2013-03-22T20:37:48Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1966730-woman-center-spy-allegations-enigma.html HONOLULU (AP) — U.S. officials say the 27-year-old university student from China started a relationship with a civilian defense contractor more than twice her age and then found out classified information on U.S. nuclear weaponry, missile defenses and war plans. But is she a spy? It is clear the Justice Department believes the woman's boyfriend broke the ... Wed, 20 Mar 2013 13:57:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1966730-woman-center-spy-allegations-enigma.html 2013-03-20T13:57:45Z