NPR: spying https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128566749 spying en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Thu, 15 May 2025 17:41:41 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: spying https://www.npr.org/tags/128566749/spying The U.S. counterintelligence head says the list of threats is long and getting longer Mike Casey tells NPR that the scale of spying against the United States is "impressive and terrifying." He says: "More players are getting into it with more tools, going after more targets." Fri, 12 Apr 2024 05:01:17 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2024/04/12/1244101861/mike-casey-counterintelligence-spy-threats https://www.npr.org/2024/04/12/1244101861/mike-casey-counterintelligence-spy-threats

Mike Casey tells NPR that the scale of spying against the United States is "impressive and terrifying." He says: "More players are getting into it with more tools, going after more targets."

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]]> Ryan Lucas Former U.S. ambassador charged with being an agent for Cuba Victor Manuel Rocha was a State Department employee for more than 20 years. Prosecutors say during that time and in the 20 years since, he acted as an illegal agent for Cuba. Mon, 04 Dec 2023 14:46:55 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2023/12/04/1217055868/us-ambassador-cuba-spy https://www.npr.org/2023/12/04/1217055868/us-ambassador-cuba-spy

Victor Manuel Rocha was a State Department employee for more than 20 years. Prosecutors say during that time and in the 20 years since, he acted as an illegal agent for Cuba.

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]]> Greg Allen Ex-CIA Officer Sentenced To 19 Years For Conspiracy To Spy For China Officials say Jerry Chun Shing Lee received more than $840,000 from Chinese officials in exchange for U.S. secrets. His Chinese handlers said they would "take care of him for life." Fri, 22 Nov 2019 16:33:26 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2019/11/22/782081965/ex-cia-officer-sentenced-to-19-years-for-conspiracy-to-spy-for-china https://www.npr.org/2019/11/22/782081965/ex-cia-officer-sentenced-to-19-years-for-conspiracy-to-spy-for-china Officials say Jerry Chun Shing Lee received more than $840,000 from Chinese officials in exchange for U.S. secrets. His Chinese handlers said they would "take care of him for life."

]]> Brakkton Booker Eat, Drink And Be Wary: Ex-CIA Officer Reveals How Eateries Are Key To Spycraft "Restaurants and cafés are in many ways the lifeblood of espionage," says Amaryllis Fox in a new book. They're ideal places to clandestinely meet people with access to a government or terrorist group. Wed, 16 Oct 2019 05:00:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2019/10/16/770368584/eat-drink-and-be-wary-ex-cia-officer-reveals-how-eateries-are-key-to-spycraft https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2019/10/16/770368584/eat-drink-and-be-wary-ex-cia-officer-reveals-how-eateries-are-key-to-spycraft

"Restaurants and cafés are in many ways the lifeblood of espionage," says Amaryllis Fox in a new book. They're ideal places to clandestinely meet people with access to a government or terrorist group.

]]> Nina Martyris U.S. Citizen Arrested In Moscow On Suspicion Of Spying Russia says Paul Whelan was detained on Friday while on a spy mission. He faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted on espionage charges. Mon, 31 Dec 2018 12:02:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2018/12/31/681147324/u-s-citizen-arrested-in-moscow-on-suspicion-of-spying https://www.npr.org/2018/12/31/681147324/u-s-citizen-arrested-in-moscow-on-suspicion-of-spying Russia says Paul Whelan was detained on Friday while on a spy mission. He faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted on espionage charges.

]]> Sasha Ingber British Man Accused Of Spying Is Sentenced To Life In Prison In UAE Matthew Hedges, 31, was detained at Dubai International Airport on May 5 after a two-week research trip for his doctoral thesis on Emirati security and foreign policy, according to his wife. Wed, 21 Nov 2018 15:14:03 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2018/11/21/669961579/british-man-accused-of-spying-is-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-in-uae https://www.npr.org/2018/11/21/669961579/british-man-accused-of-spying-is-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-in-uae Matthew Hedges, 31, was detained at Dubai International Airport on May 5 after a two-week research trip for his doctoral thesis on Emirati security and foreign policy, according to his wife.

]]> Amy Held Former U.S. Intelligence Officer Charged With Selling Secrets To China Ron Rockwell Hansen, a former Defense Intelligence Agency officer, was seized by federal agents en route to the Seattle airport, where prosecutors say he meant to board a China-bound flight. Tue, 05 Jun 2018 06:52:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/06/05/617039481/former-u-s-intelligence-officer-charged-with-selling-secrets-to-china https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/06/05/617039481/former-u-s-intelligence-officer-charged-with-selling-secrets-to-china Ron Rockwell Hansen, a former Defense Intelligence Agency officer, was seized by federal agents en route to the Seattle airport, where prosecutors say he meant to board a China-bound flight.

]]> Scott Neuman Ex-Russian Who Spied For U.K. Critically Ill After Exposure To 'Unknown Substance' Sergei Skripal, 66, fell ill in a Salisbury shopping mall on Sunday. He was convicted in 2006 of having handed over the identities of Russian spies to MI6. Mon, 05 Mar 2018 15:37:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/03/05/590922393/ex-russian-who-spied-for-u-k-critically-ill-after-exposure-to-unknown-substance https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/03/05/590922393/ex-russian-who-spied-for-u-k-critically-ill-after-exposure-to-unknown-substance Sergei Skripal, 66, fell ill in a Salisbury shopping mall on Sunday. He was convicted in 2006 of having handed over the identities of Russian spies to MI6.

]]> Scott Neuman Ex-CIA Officer Arrested On Suspicion Of Exposing U.S. Spy Network In China Jerry Chung Shing Lee, 53, was arrested at New York's JFK airport on Monday, capping a six-year investigation that began when the FBI searched his hotel room in 2012, uncovering classified notes. Wed, 17 Jan 2018 02:25:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/01/17/578503791/ex-cia-officer-arrested-on-suspicion-of-exposing-u-s-spy-network-in-china https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/01/17/578503791/ex-cia-officer-arrested-on-suspicion-of-exposing-u-s-spy-network-in-china Jerry Chung Shing Lee, 53, was arrested at New York's JFK airport on Monday, capping a six-year investigation that began when the FBI searched his hotel room in 2012, uncovering classified notes.

]]> Scott Neuman John Walker Jr., Cold War Spy For Soviets, Dies At 77 The U.S. Navy warrant officer recruited his son, his brother and a friend to help him steal and sell classified message keys to the USSR over a 17-year period. Sat, 30 Aug 2014 10:09:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2014/08/30/344500428/john-walker-jr-cold-war-spy-for-soviets-dies-at-77 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2014/08/30/344500428/john-walker-jr-cold-war-spy-for-soviets-dies-at-77 The U.S. Navy warrant officer recruited his son, his brother and a friend to help him steal and sell classified message keys to the USSR over a 17-year period.

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