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Canadian officer who spied for Russia jailed for 20 years
Source: Reuters
Canadian officer who spied for Russia jailed for 20 years
By Eric Martyn
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia | Fri Feb 8, 2013 3:17pm EST
(Reuters) - A Canadian naval officer who handed over secrets to Russia for more than four years, damaging Canada's relations with the United States and other key allies, was jailed for 20 years on Friday.
Sub-Lt. Jeffrey Delisle, dressed in a blue hooded sweatshirt and jeans, showed no reaction when found guilty of breach of trust and handing information to a foreign entity that could harm national interests.
He was also fined C$111,817, the sum he received from his Russian spy masters.
Delisle, 41, worked at a security unit in Halifax that tracked vessels entering and exiting Canadian waters. He stole secret information by copying it onto a computer memory stick.
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By Eric Martyn
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia | Fri Feb 8, 2013 3:17pm EST
(Reuters) - A Canadian naval officer who handed over secrets to Russia for more than four years, damaging Canada's relations with the United States and other key allies, was jailed for 20 years on Friday.
Sub-Lt. Jeffrey Delisle, dressed in a blue hooded sweatshirt and jeans, showed no reaction when found guilty of breach of trust and handing information to a foreign entity that could harm national interests.
He was also fined C$111,817, the sum he received from his Russian spy masters.
Delisle, 41, worked at a security unit in Halifax that tracked vessels entering and exiting Canadian waters. He stole secret information by copying it onto a computer memory stick.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/08/us-spy-idUSBRE9170WA20130208