US scientist who tried to spy for Israel: I won’t end up like Pollard

[Scurrilous]

Former NASA scientist Stewart Nozette faces a third count of attempted espionage after Attorney's Office files superseding indictment claiming he tried to pass classified information about US Navy to a man he thought was Israeli Intelligence officer

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3872619,00.html

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"Former NASA scientist Dr. Stewart Nozette, who was charged with trying to pass classified information to a man he thought was an Israeli Intelligence officer, told an undercover FBI agent that he does not want to "end up like Pollard," the fox news network reported Tuesday.

In a newly filed search warrant affidavit the FBI says:

"When the (undercover FBI agent) asked Nozette if he was willing to give classified information to the Mossad, Nozette replied, "I just don't want to end up like Pollard (meaning convicted Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard). I'll show you mine, you show me yours."

According to the report, the FBI recorded several conversations with Nozette which have been revealed in court papers. In a conversation with the undercover last fall, Nozette said:

"I'm just wondering what was behind, whether (an Israeli aerospace company) was a vehicle for others to get to me. I never knew what was going on, you know, up the chain and you know I was a little frustrated that they didn't act on a lot of the things I gave them."

Nozette, 53, of Chevy Chase, Maryland, is facing a new charge of attempted espionage. According to the Fox report, the US Attorney's Office in the District has filed a superseding indictment claiming he tried to pass classified information about the Navy to a man he thought was an Israeli Intelligence officer.

Nozette is already facing two other counts of attempted espionage for passing secret and top secret information to an undercover FBI agent. Nozette thought he was being recruited by the Mossad, the Israeli spy agency."


Former NASA Scientist Faces New Charge

http://www.myfoxdc.com/dpp/news/nasa-scientist-attempted-espionage-charge-stewart-novette-040610

[shaayecanaan]

1. I love the enraged comments about "entrapment" at the end of the article

although the argument has been raised here as well.