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WASHINGTON D.C.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

John Murray Rowe Jr., 63, of Lead, South Dakota attempted to provide classified According to court documents, national defense information to the Russian government, federal officials stated.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"Rowe is charged with attempting to communicate national defense information to aid a foreign government. If convicted, he is facing up to life in prison, according to authorities.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to the complaint, Rowe, who is originally from Massachusetts, was employed for nearly 40 years as a test engineer for multiple cleared defense contractors.<\/span><\/p>\n

In connection with his employment, Rowe held various national security clearances from SECRET to TOP SECRET\/\/SCI (Sensitive Compartmented Information) and worked on matters relating to the U.S. Air Force\u2019s aerospace technology, among other things.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"After committing a number of security violations and revealing a fervent interest in Russian affairs, including whether he could obtain a security clearance from the Russian government, Rowe was identified as a potential insider threat and terminated from employment.<\/span><\/p>\n

Based on his conduct, FBI began an undercover operation to determine Rowe\u2019s willingness to communicate classified information to a foreign government.<\/span><\/p>\n

In March 2020, Rowe met with an undercover FBI employee who posed as an agent of the Russian government.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Over the course of the next eight months, Rowe exchanged over 300 emails with the purported Russian agent, confirming his willingness to work for the Russian government and discussing his knowledge of classified information relating to U.S. national security and military interests.<\/span><\/p>\n

In one email, officials allege that Rowe explained, \u201cIf I can\u2019t get a job here then I\u2019ll go work for the other team.\u201d In another email, Rowe disclosed national defense information classified as SECRET that concerned specific operating details of the electronic countermeasure systems used by U.S. military fighter jets.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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