Nation IN BRIEF : WASHINGTON, D.C. : Navy Man Arrested in Espionage Case
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
A Navy petty officer was charged with attempted espionage after he allegedly offered information about nuclear submarine technology to a Russian official last month, U.S. officials said. Kurt G. Lessenthien, 29, an instructor at the Navy Nuclear Power School in Orlando, Fla., was arrested after the FBI found out about his alleged offer to the Russians. No classified information was passed to any unauthorized person.
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