The FBI contacted Toebbe in December 2020, pretending to be a representative from that same foreign country. He is accused of mailing a package of classified information to representatives of a foreign country in April 2020 and offering more secrets in exchange for hundreds of thousands of dollars in cryptocurrency. Jonathan Toebbe worked as an engineer on the Navy’s nuclear propulsion program. The couple was arrested on Octowhen, according to the FBI, Jonathan Toebbe left a digital memory card with sensitive secrets in a location he believed a foreign contact would retrieve it. The trial is tentatively set to start on December 14. Magistrate Judge Trumble did not rule as to whether Diana Toebbe could be released on bail. Prosecutors argued that she should remain in custody because she poses a flight risk and may know the location of missing secret documents. Her attorney argued that the FBI had no evidence that she knew what Jonathan Toebbe was doing. District Magistrate Judge Robert Trumble ordered Toebbe to remain in jail until trial.ĭiana Toebbe also pleaded not guilty in a separate federal court hearing. The couple is accused of violating the Atomic Energy Act by selling restricted data concerning the design of nuclear-powered warships to an individual they believed to be a representative of a foreign power. Jonathan and Diana Toebbe pleaded not guilty in federal court on Wednesday to charges related to espionage.
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