Plea Deal Rejected by Judge in Sub Espionage Case

[ProfMagoo(ret)]

Judge Rejects Plea Deal for Submarine Spy Couple - USNI News

A federal judge denied a plea deal for an Annapolis, Md., couple charged with attempting to sell submarine secrets to a foreign country. Jonathan and Diana Toebbe each face a charge of conspiracy to communicate restricted data and two counts of communicating restricted data, USNI News previously...

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Jonathan Toebbe faced between 12.5 and 17.5 years in prison as part of the deal, while Diana Toebbe faced three years.

However, on Tuesday, Judge Gina Groh, who presides over the U.S. District Court for Northern West Virginia, declined the plea agreement, saying the sentences were too lenient, according to The Washington Post.

 

[Hammer12b]

Remember the Roenburgs!

 

[NCLivingBrit]

Remember the Roenburgs!

They can't execute anyone for Treason anymore, it would endanger our president, his family and most of our elected officials.

 

[ProfMagoo(ret)]

From the Post article: Diana Toebbe’s attorney, Barry P. Beck, said a shorter term was right for his client because “she’s not why we’re here today. We’re here because her husband had an ill-conceived idea to make money, and she agreed to go along with it.”

Obviously, the evidence will have to speak to this claim, but ... really? The poor little helpless modern, progressive feminist woman gambit?

 

[ProfMagoo(ret)]

Sentencing announced: https://www.wvpublic.org/government/2022-11-09/sentences-handed-down-in-toebbe-espionage-case

Jonathan was sentenced to 19 years and four months in prison, alongside a fine of $45,700, with the court recommending he be placed in a federal facility in Petersburg, Virginia.

Diana was sentenced to 21 years and 10 months in prison, alongside a fine of $50,000. The court recommended she be placed in a federal facility near Annapolis, Maryland.