Former NSA Worker Accused of Trying to ‘Sell Secrets to Russia’ to Remain in Custody
A former National Security Agency (NSA) employee accused of espionage after allegedly attempting to sell classified National Defense Information (NDI) to a representative of a foreign government must remain jailed while he’s prosecuted, a magistrate judge ruled on Oct. 11.
Jareh Sebastian Dalke, a 30-year-old Colorado Springs resident, was taken into custody based on a signed criminal complaint on Sept. 28 by an undercover FBI agent whom prosecutors say represented himself as a person working for Russia’s foreign service.
Dalke, who expressed financial need and was seeking compensation in cryptocurrency in exchange for NDI, has been charged with alleging three violations of the 1917 federal law, “Espionage Act,” which carries a potential term of up to life in prison or the death penalty….