He held an active national security clearance through the Department of Defense, giving him access to “Restricted Data” within the meaning of the Atomic Energy Act. The Toebbes pleaded guilty to the conspiracy in August 2022.Īs those who have been following the case may recall, it involves a tale of dead letter drops, cryptocurrency, an SD card in a peanut butter sandwich and encrypted emails.Īccording to court documents, says the Department of Justice, at the time of his arrest, Jonathan Toebbe was an employee of the Department of the Navy who served as a nuclear engineer and was assigned to the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program, also known as Naval Reactors. His wife, Diana Toebbe, 46, was sentenced to 262 months, more than 21 years, of incarceration. Jonathan Toebbe, 44, of Annapolis, was sentenced today to 232 months, over 19 years, of incarceration. Jonathan and Diana Toebbe, the Maryland couple arrested in Jefferson County, W.Va., by the FBI and the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) in October last year, were sentenced today for conspiracy to communicate restricted data related to the design of nuclear-powered warships.
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