The US Department of Justice has announced the arrest of a 28 -year -old government employee, Nathan Villas Lachsh Lach, who specializes in the Information Technology of the US Defense Intelligence Agency and has a security permit that allows him to reach sensitive intelligence documents.
Details of the case and investigation
The investigation with Lacht began last March after receiving information stating that it had presented secret documents to a foreign country. According to the prosecutors, Lach, in his electronic correspondence, expressed his dissatisfaction with the “American administration values”, confirming his willingness to deliver sensitive information. A secret agent of the FBI, disguised in the form of a representative of the foreign government.
During the investigation, Lesch copied secret information to a notebook and plans to deliver it in a public park. In one of the operations this month, Lach left a laptop drive containing very broken and secretive documents. Prosecutors indicated that Lach was seeking to obtain the nationality of the foreign state, expressing his pessimism about the future of the situation in the United States.
The arrest of the accused
Lach Lach was arrested on Thursday at a previously agreed site to hand over additional documents, after he fell into the trap of the secret agent. The Ministry of Justice did not reveal the identity of the allied state that he tried to deal with, and it was satisfied as a friendly country. This issue highlights the security challenges facing government agencies in protecting sensitive information.
