Questions tagged [espionage]
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Industrial espionage - what must happen?
For someone to be charged & convicted for industrial/corporate espionage, what must be proven? The case I have come across is the 2007 McLaren scandal & that resulted in the biggest sporting ...
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What are the most severe possible sentences faced by the three accused Russian spies?
Three Bulgarian National alleged Russian spies have been arrested and charged in the UK. What is their worst possible outcome on the other end of this?
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Why no right to a jury trial in Espionage Act trials?
Why are defendants in trials for alleged criminal violations of the 1917 US Espionage Act, -- as, say, Julian Assange would be if extradited to the US -- not afforded the same right to an open and ...
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Is the China balloon breaking any laws?
There are news reports that China had sent a balloon over the USA. Some say it is reconnaissance and some say it is a weather balloon.
Has China broken any US or international laws, such as spying or ...
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Are there examples of successful prosecution under the Espionage Act for non-classified materials (after that system was adopted)?
As discussed in the NYT regarding the FBI warrant executed on Mar-a-Lago
In particular, a third law the warrant references was Section 793, which carries a penalty of up to 10 years in prison per ...
