Naval intelligence officer sold military secrets to Russia for $3, 000 a month

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http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/naval-intelligence-officer-sold-military-secrets-to-russia-for-3000-a-month/article4603089/

By STEVEN CHASE and JANE TABER
The Globe and Mail
Oct. 10 2012

A Canadian naval intelligence officer has pleaded guilty to spying for 
Russia, a public admission of an embarrassing espionage scandal that has 
damaged Canada’s reputation among allies and will likely reverberate for 
years.

In a Halifax court Wednesday, Sub-Lieutenant Jeffrey Delisle, 41, 
pleaded guilty to two charges under the Security of Information Act of 
“communicating with a foreign entity,” and a Criminal Code offence of 
breach of trust.

His admission lifts a publication ban placed on details of the Crown’s 
case against SLt. Delisle. A prosecutor at bail hearings in the spring 
said Russia was the beneficiary of SLt. Delisle’s four-and-a-half years 
of espionage, and cited intelligence sources who feared it could push 
Canada’s relations with allied intelligence organizations “back to the 
Stone Age.”

The sailor, whose last post was the ultra-secure Trinity naval 
intelligence gathering centre in Halifax, had access to top military 
secrets – databases with protected information from Canada and the 
country’s allies through intelligence-sharing systems such as the “Five 
Eyes” network linking Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Britain and the 
United States.

SLt. Delisle, the court was told, searched military databases for the 
term “Russia,” smuggled the details out of his office using a USB memory 
stick – and handed the fruits of his labours over to agents for Moscow 
every 30 days.

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