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A sailor admitted Friday to taking photographs with his cell phone of classified nuclear submarine instruments and equipment, officials announced.<\/span><\/p>\n Kristian Saucier<\/strong>, 29, of Arlington, Vermont, plead guilty in federal court in Connecticut to one count of unauthorized possession and retention of national defense information, according to authorities.<\/span><\/p>\n U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill<\/strong> set sentencing for Aug. 19.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0Court documents indicate that from September 2007 to March 2012, Saucier served as a machinist\u2019s mate aboard the USS Alexandria, which is a U.S. Navy Los Angeles-class nuclear attack submarine based at the Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut.<\/span><\/p>\n On at least three separate dates in 2009, Saucier used the camera on his personal cellphone to take photographs of classified spaces, instruments and equipment of the USS Alexandria.<\/span><\/p>\n In March 2012, Saucier’s cellphone was found at a waste transfer station in Hampton, Connecticut.<\/span><\/p>\n After Saucier was interviewed by the FBI and Naval Criminal Investigative Service in July 2012, Saucier destroyed a laptop computer, a personal camera and the camera\u2019s memory card.<\/span><\/p>\n Pieces of a laptop computer were subsequently found in the woods on a property in Connecticut owned by a member of Saucier’s family.<\/span><\/p>\n He was arrested May 28, 2015, officials said.<\/span><\/p>\n Saucier is currently enlisted in the U.S. Navy as a Petty Officer First Class assigned to the Naval Support Activity Base, Saratoga Springs, New York according to officials.<\/span><\/p>\n \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A sailor admitted Friday to taking photographs with his cell phone of classified nuclear submarine instruments and equipment, officials announced.![\"criminal_justice_jurisprudence](\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/criminal_justice_jurisprudence-2.jpg\")
Saucier is facing up to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000. He is free on $100,000 bond pending sentencing, according to officials.<\/span><\/p>\n
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