A government employee in Virginia accused of trying to share classified information with a foreign country was pending a arrest audience and was able to deal with life in prison, or even death, according to the details of the case against him, according to the United States Justice Department (DOJ).
Virginia Magistrate Judge, William Fitzpatrick, ordered Nathan Lalatsch, 28, to be awaiting a detention audience scheduled for June 4.
Laatsch allegedly sought to convey national defense information or documents classified to a foreign government.
According to the details of the case, Lalatsch faces “any term or years, or life … or even death”, according to the DOJ prosecutor, Gordon Kromberg.
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Nathan Laatsch was a civilian employee in the privileged division of the Defense Intelligence Agency and held a more secret security authorization, according to the Department of Justice. (Alexandria Xerif Office)
Lalatsch, a computer specialist used by the Defense Intelligence Agency (day) since 2019, appeared in court on Friday with street clothes, which was allegedly the same clothes he wore when he was arrested the day before.
He was arrested after the FBI received a tip in March that someone was willing to provide classified information to a friendly foreign government.
Laatsch was a civilian employee in the privileged threat division of the day and held a highest security authorization, according to the DOJ.
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Lalatsch was arrested after the FBI received a tip in March that someone was willing to provide classified information to a friendly foreign government. (Ten Shen/Bloomberg through Getty Images)
An email to the FBI said that the person, later identified as Lalatsch, disagreed or aligning with the values of the Trump administration and would be willing to share classified information that could be accessed, including “completed intelligence products, some non -processed intelligence and other varied classified documentation”.
Lalatsch communicated with an FBI agent, who believed he was a foreign government official, several times and would confirm that he was willing to share classified information that transcribed a notebook to his desktop, said the DOJ. He allegedly exiled the information on his workspace several times for a period of three days in preparation.
The FBI established an operation in a North Park in Virginia, where Laatsch had to deposit classified information “for the foreign government to recover,” according to the DOJ. The FBI was observed on May 1 or around depositing an item at the specified location.
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Laatsch communicated without knowing it with a FBI agent when he was agreeing to share classified information, according to the DOJ. (Getty’s pictures)
Once left, the DOJ said that the FBI agents recovered a thumb unit in the area containing a message from Laatsch and several typed documents with information marked by portions for secret or secrets levels. His message allegedly indicated that he shared “a decent sample size” of the information classified to demonstrate the types of things he has access to.
On May 7, after Lalatsch learned that the thumb unit had been recovered, he allegedly sent a message to the covert agent who seemed to say that he was looking for something in exchange for providing the information.
The next day, he specified that he was interested in “citizenship for your country” because he did not expect things in America to “improve in the long term,” the DOJ said. He allegedly also said that “he did not oppose other compensation”, but not in a place where he needed “material compensation”.
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The FBI agent told Laatsch that the “foreign government” was ready for additional classified information. Between May 15 and May 27, he transcribed more information and began to remove -the building folding the notes and hiding -on their clothes.
On Thursday, Lalatsch reached a pre -constituted location in northern Virginia to leave information in the “foreign country”. It was arrested once the FBI received the documents.
Elizabeth Pritchett of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.
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