Not entirely sure what the thought process was of John Roth who, after being warned, still travelled to China with a laptop containing military data relating to drones…and then shared said information with a Chinese and Iranian student.
Um, yeah.
From Scientific American:
John Reece Roth, 71, a prominent plasma physicist was sentenced to four years in prison for 18 counts of conspiracy, wire fraud and violations of the Arms Export Control Act, after he allowed a Chinese graduate student to see sensitive information on Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAVs), also known as drones.
“The illegal export of restricted military data represents a serious threat to national security,†David Kris of the U.S. Department of Justice, said in a statement, “We know that foreign governments are actively seeking this information for their own military development. Today’s sentence should serve as a warning to anyone who knowingly discloses restricted military data in violation of our laws.â€
Only 4 years? I think he got off easy.
Heh, at 71, 4 years in a federal prison IS a death sentence.
What do they do in China? Oh yah, a bullet. After that, they would havest your organs.