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Germany: American Citizen Guilty of Providing Sensitive Information to China

Published February 11, 2026, 14:18
Germany: American Citizen Guilty of Providing Sensitive Information to China

An American citizen has been found guilty by a German court of espionage for planning to pass sensitive military information to China. The 39-year-old, a former member of the US Navy and contractor at a military base in Germany, had contacted Chinese authorities offering the information. He was sentenced to two years and eight months in prison. The man's motive was a dispute with the US military, while Chinese authorities showed little interest in the information.