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A 67-year-old South Dakota defense contractor was sentenced to 10.5 years in prison for trying to spy for Russia.
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, 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.
He became a suspect after expressing disloyalty to the U.S. and making statements about Russia.
In March 2020, he believed he was meeting a Russian agent but was actually speaking with an FBI undercover operative.
Over eight months, he sent over 300 emails disclosing SECRET-level technical details and expressed willingness to work for Russia.
The case underscores the ongoing threat of insider espionage among cleared defense contractors, particularly in regions like Philadelphia that host major defense operations.
Un contratista de defensa de 67 años de edad de Dakota del Sur fue sentenciado a 10.5 años de prisión por tratar de espiar para Rusia.