A former Navy engineer accused of trying to sell sensitive secrets about the Navy's nuclear-powered submarines to a foreign country by hiding them in a peanut butter sandwich changed his plea to guilty, federal court documents reveal.
Jonathan Toebbe's wife, Diana Toebbe, also pleaded guilty after she was accused of helping him conduct surveillance to determine whether they were being followed.following their arrests last year. They changed their pleas to guilty earlier this year to one felony count each of conspiracy to communicate restricted data. U.S. District Judge Gina Groh last month rejected the pleas, saying the sentencing options seemed"strikingly deficient" considering the seriousness of the charges.
Prosecutors said Jonathan Toebbe mailed a package of classified information in April 2020 to representatives of a foreign country that he was trying to develop a relationship with, according to a criminal complaint. During one drop in West Virginia, he concealed the memory card in plastic that he placed in a peanut butter sandwich, according to the complaint. During another, he allegedly put the card in a Band-Aid wrapper and a plastic bag. The complaint described another instance where Jonathan Toebbe put the card in a chewing gum package.
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