In a 12-page memo, U.S. Attorney Rod Rosenstein and two other prosecutors laid out a much more far-reaching case against Harold Martin III than was previously outlined. The notes also included descriptions of basic concepts associated with classified operations, as though intended for a general public audience, they said. In an interview before his arrest, Martin initially lied to investigators, prosecutors said, denying having taken classified material. Martin had access to classified data beginning in 1996, when he was with the U.S. Navy Reserve, and that access continued through his employment with seven private government contractors. The government alleged that Martin, “as a trusted insider,” was able to defeat “myriad, expensive controls placed” on classified information.

Source: National Post October 21, 2016 12:56 UTC