Navy chief petty officer who worked at StratCom charged with leaking secrets to Russian contact

[Omaha Steve]

Source: Omaha World Herald

By Steve Liewer

A Navy chief petty officer who formerly worked at U.S. Strategic Command faces court-martial in Virginia on charges that he leaked classified information to a Russian national, Navy officials disclosed Thursday.

Chief Petty Officer Charles T. Briggs served as an information systems technician at Offutt Air Force Base from April 2018 to July 2019, according to Navy documents. He has been held since August 2019 at a Navy brig in Virginia near his last duty station at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth.

Briggs is accused of sending an email containing classified information to a Russian national “with reason to believe the information could be used to injure the United States or benefit a foreign nation" while working at Offutt in January 2019, according to a charge sheet.



U.S. Strategic Command Headquarters at Offutt Air Force Base.

U.S. STRATEGIC COMMAND

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[cstanleytech]

1. I wonder how many Trump has leaked and if he will be charged?

[Dem2theMax]

10. That was my first thought.

When will Trump be tried for treason?

[cstanleytech]

11. Or at the very least espionage. nt

[Dem2theMax]

12. Something. Anything.

Just put him behind bars where he belongs.
Far, far away from our constitution!

[SheltieLover]

2. K&R!

Ty for posting, OS! 😳

[SergeStorms]

5. I'm sure Trump will pardon him.

He being a solid and honored tool of Russia. Trump likes that sort of "patriot".

[JohnnyRingo]

14. Actually he only likes military heroes...

...who don't get captured. Too bad for this schmuck.

[keithbvadu2]

6. Another Trump pardon coming up?

Another Trump pardon coming up?

Don't want to embarrass Putin.

[SheltieLover]

8. Absolutely!

🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

[yaesu]

9. Maybe he figured it would put him on a fast track to being tRumps next sec of defense. nt

[JohnnyRingo]

13. That's one hefty charge.

I doubt he'll spend a year at home with an ankle bracelet.
Briggs is going to the brig for this one.

[sarge43]

17. Yup. That's a capital offense. n/t

[oldsoftie]

16. Trump talks about "treason", well here you go.

[ancianita]

18. Can't find a single photo of him. Can anyone else?