Submission + - Man gets caught try to sell nuclear secrets to new US Carrier (Ford) (hamptonroads.com) 2
cyberjock1980 writes: A civilian engineer working for the Navy was arrested Friday on charges that he tried to give schematics for the new $12.9 billion Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier to the Egyptian government.
The Saudi-born Yorktown resident was indicted earlier this week on two counts of attempted exportation of defense articles and technical data. Each count carries a possible 20-year sentence.
Awwad worked for the Navy's Nuclear Engineering and Planning Department at Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, according to an affidavit drafted by FBI Special Agent James Blitzer. Awwad was hired in February and issued a Navy security clearance in August.
The Saudi-born Yorktown resident was indicted earlier this week on two counts of attempted exportation of defense articles and technical data. Each count carries a possible 20-year sentence.
Awwad worked for the Navy's Nuclear Engineering and Planning Department at Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, according to an affidavit drafted by FBI Special Agent James Blitzer. Awwad was hired in February and issued a Navy security clearance in August.
