一名67岁的南达科他州国防承包商因试图为俄罗斯进行间谍活动而被判处10.5年监禁。 A 67-year-old South Dakota defense contractor was sentenced to 10.5 years in prison for trying to spy for Russia.

2025年9月15日, John Murray Rowe Jr.因试图向外国政府提供国防信息, 被判处126个月有期徒刑, John Murray Rowe Jr., a 67-year-old former defense contractor from Lead, South Dakota, was sentenced to 126 months in prison, three years of supervised release, and a $25,000 fine on September 15, 2025, for attempting to deliver national defense information to a foreign government. Rowe在从事美国空军电子战系统工作时,持有最高机密许可近40年,对一起企图间谍罪和三起故意传播机密情报罪认罪。 Rowe, who held top-secret clearances for nearly four decades while working on U.S. Air Force electronic warfare systems, pleaded guilty to one count of attempted espionage and three counts of willfully communicating classified information. 他在向美国表示不忠并发表关于俄罗斯的言论后成为嫌疑人。 He became a suspect after expressing disloyalty to the U.S. and making statements about Russia. 2020年3月,他相信他正在会见一名俄罗斯特工 但实际上是在跟一名FBI卧底谈话 In March 2020, he believed he was meeting a Russian agent but was actually speaking with an FBI undercover operative. 8个月多来,他发送了300多封电子邮件,披露了秘书处一级的技术细节,并表示愿意为俄罗斯工作。 Over eight months, he sent over 300 emails disclosing SECRET-level technical details and expressed willingness to work for Russia. 此案突出表明,在已清理的国防承包商中,特别是在大型国防行动所在的费城等地区,不断存在内线间谍活动的威胁。 The case underscores the ongoing threat of insider espionage among cleared defense contractors, particularly in regions like Philadelphia that host major defense operations.