U.S. Jew charged in wake of botched Israel spying attempt

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From Haaretz:

An Akamai Technologies employee was charged with trying to give confidential company information to an undercover FBI agent he thought worked for a foreign government, U.S. prosecutors said Wednesday. Court papers indicated the country was Israel.

Prosecutors said the foreign government cooperated with the investigation and the complaint against Doxer did not accuse that government of seeking or obtaining the sensitive information.

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In June 2006, Doxer emailed a foreign country's consulate in Boston with his offer to help. Papers filed with the court pointed at Israel, because at one point he identified himself as a Jewish American who wanted "to help our homeland and our war against our enemies."

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Doxer was accused of visiting the drop site at least 62 times over 18 months. At one point, he provided contractual papers between Akamai and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, according to the criminal complaint.

"...to help our homeland and our war against our enemies."

Yeesh. What an asshole.

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