December 09, 2005
From TimesUnion.com:
A defense contractor accused of sharing sensitive U.S. military information with the Chinese government had a hand-drawn map of the Kesserling (sic) nuclear reactor site in Milton among his possessions, according to federal court documents obtained by the Times Union.The other security breach has been described as hunters trespassing on restricted property. The hunters are under investigation by the feds.A federal indictment and probable cause affidavit does not say how Chi Mak, a naturalized American citizen, got the map or what significance it has. But the map was among the items seized when federal agents executed a search warrant Oct. 28 on the Los Angeles-area home, office and vehicles of Mak, his brother Tai Mak, and both men's wives.
The map allegedly in his possession was the first of two recent security breaches of the 3,900-acre Kesselring site, operated by Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory. It's home to prototype nuclear reactors used in Navy submarines.
Mak and his brother are being charged with failing to register as Chinese agents, which is punishable by up to 10 years in prison. In court papers, Chi Mak, an electrical engineer for a defense contractor, is accused of stealing computer discs with information about Navy hardware, including a new system for launching aircraft from aircraft carriers.It's alleged that Chi Mak's wife, Rebecca Laiwah Chiu, provided copies of the stolen information to Tai Wang Mak who was arrested at LAX, along with his wife, as they prepared to fly to China in October.According to the original affidavit, Mak, 65, stole discs from defense contractor Power Paragon, where he was a lead engineer on a sensitive research project involving propulsion systems for Navy warships, as reported by The Associated Press.
Interestingly, it seems these alleged spies focus on specific areas of technical data related to naval vessels and systems. I wonder how many previous times the group's members took trips to China.
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Posted by: Agent Smith at December 09, 2005 05:55 AM (QGUCa)
Posted by: Oyster at December 09, 2005 06:06 AM (YudAC)
seriously can we execute this guy for being a traitor?
I bet they don't. what used to buy you a ride in the electric chair, now gets you a life sentence.
no wonder no ones scared of commiting treason anymore.
Posted by: dave at December 09, 2005 07:26 AM (CcXvt)
Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at December 09, 2005 09:54 AM (0yYS2)
Posted by: Agent Smith at December 09, 2005 06:33 PM (6LOUW)
fully awake it will join arms with Russia.
Clinton is responsible for the early wake
up.
Posted by: richocki at December 10, 2005 11:16 AM (N2eXG)
It seems the prosecution have lied on so many things, it's beginning to smell like another Wen Ho Lee.
- no classified document; not about weapons at all
- files were not encripted in music; It's zipped for size
- no such list from China asking for data
- map of Knolls Atomic Lab turned out to be a hotel map from an old visit
- wiretap showed Chi Mak had no interested in the broken down Mak ancestrial home in Hong Kong
With no charge to nail the sister in-law, prosecution have trumped up a "fake marriage" charge, insinuating she whored herself out. Shame on us America:
http://www.smdailyjournal.com/article_preview.php?id=51289
http://www.la[remove]times.com/news/local/la-me-chi19jan19,0,6387915.story
Posted by: bobby fletcher at February 14, 2006 06:07 PM (vm83q)
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