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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Alex Woodward

Navy engineer accused of trading nuclear submarine secrets pleads guilty to conspiracy

AP

A former US Navy nuclear engineer pleaded guilty on espionage-related charges for allegedly trading closely held submarine secrets with FBI agents he believed worked for a foreign government.

Jonathan Toebbe, who was charged in a three-count indictment last year, pleaded guilty on 14 February to conspiring to transmit restricted data.

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