Scientist Nozette Called Brilliant, Greedy Traitor, FAS “As a condition of his plea agreement, which lowered his sentence recommendation from 262 months to 156 months, Nozette was debriefed by law enforcement and intelligence officials. But “the value of these debriefings was limited. Defendant provided no actionable information. There were times that defendant’s professed lack of recollection was baffling.” Keith’s note: Here’s a Video of creepy convicted traitor Stu Nozette giggling […]

Lawyers get 90 days to review documents in NASA scientist’s spy trial, CNN “A federal judge overseeing the case of a NASA scientist accused of trying to sell secrets to Israel has granted lawyers 90 days to review classified documents admitted as evidence. No trial start date has been set for Stewart David Nozette, who has been jailed since October on allegations of attempted espionage. Nozette, who appeared in leg […]

Keith’s note: More on Stu Nozette from NSS Blog Editor Karen Cramer Shea (on her own blog here and here) who is clearly still confused and firmly seated on the train to Crazy Town. I would certainly hope that the NSS can do better than this in selecting an editor for their blog. Fall of a tragic hero, the earlier (original) NSS blog posting to which I responded. NSS Blog […]

Espionage suspect pleaded to overbilling govt, AP “Court records show a former government scientist accused of attempted espionage last week pleaded guilty earlier this year to overbilling NASA and the Department of Defense more than $265,000 for contracting work. The January plea by 52-year-old Stewart Nozette of Chevy Chase, Md., was detailed in court records unsealed Friday. The records state the documents were sealed because Nozette was cooperating in unrelated […]

Keith’s note: This bizarre comment (below) by Karen Cramer Shea was posted on the National Space Society blog for a while – it has since been taken down. (Cached version at Google). Karen has posted some odd things before but this makes me wonder if there is any adult supervision in place at the NSS since she is clearly on the train to Crazy Town. “May have bent the rules […]

Scientist accused of espionage to remain in jail, judge decides, Washington Post “A federal judge ordered that a Chevy Chase scientist remain jailed on a charge that he tried to pass national secrets to the Israeli government in exchange for $11,000.” U.S. extends remand of would-be spy for Israel, Ha’aretz “Israeli and American sources said on Tuesday that Nozette had business dealings with Israel Aerospace Industries.” Accused Spy Was Hot […]

Maryland Scientist Charged With Attempted Espionage, DOJ “A criminal complaint unsealed today in the District of Columbia charges Stewart David Nozette, 52, of Chevy Chase, Maryland, with attempted espionage for knowingly and willfully attempting to communicate, deliver, and transmit classified information relating to the national defense of the United States to an individual that Nozette believed to be an Israeli intelligence officer.” Criminal Complaint, full text Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Mini-RF […]