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Feds: Worker Stole Classified Information From Top Nuclear Lab
 One person was arrested Thursday for attempting to sell nuclear secrets from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, federal law enforcement officials told FOX News. The person, who was not identified by officials, was named in a yet-to-be unsealed indictment and worked as a contractor for the Tennessee facility.The suspect is expected to appear at a federal court in Knoxville, Tenn., at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, WATE-TV reported. The employee, a contracted lab worker described by one official as "low level," was unsuccessful in their attempt to sell the secrets, officials said. Officials said the suspect managed to sneak information and material including tubes used in the uranium enrichment process out of the lab and into his trailer home. Another official said the employee was nabbed as the end-result of a FBI "sting operation," FOX News has learned. Officials hinted to FOX News that debt may have led the man to attempt to smuggle the nuclear secrets.
Posted by: Sherry 2007-07-19 |
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