Guilty plea entered in US court in Boston in the case of a former Internet company employee who provided trade secrets to an undercover FBI agent posing as an Israeli intelligence officer.
A former Internet company employee has pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to engaging in foreign economic espionage after he provided trade secrets to an undercover FBI agent posing as an Israeli intelligence officer.
Skip to next paragraphElliot Doxer admitted at a court hearing that he provided confidential information from his employer, Akamai Technologies, Inc., over an 18-month period to someone he thought was working for the Israeli government.
Doxer was arrested in October and charged with wire fraud.
In a plea agreement on Tuesday, federal prosecutors dropped the fraud charge in exchange for Mr. Doxer?s admission that he engaged in economic espionage on behalf of a foreign government.
He faces up to 15 years in prison and a $500,000 fine. US District Judge Denise Casper set sentencing for Nov. 30.
The case features several unusual twists and turns in the case of a finance department employee who apparently sought to become a real-life 007.
According to court documents, the alleged espionage operation stems from a June 2006 email Doxer sent to the Israeli Consulate in Boston.
?I am a Jewish American who lives in Boston. I know you are always looking for information and I am offering the little I may have,? he wrote. He said he worked in the finance department of a high tech company with clients that included Arab companies in Dubai.
?I would be happy to provide information to you, but the limit of my information is invoicing and customer contact information. All this may not be of any value to you, but I would offer any help I can to help Israel,? Doxer wrote in his email.
The Israelis notified the FBI. Fifteen months after the email, an undercover agent called Doxer at work.
He identified himself as Benjamin. ?I am calling because I believe that you and I, I understand that we share a mutual interest in the welfare of our people and our homeland,? the undercover agent said.
Doxer: ?Okay.?
?And you may recall that you made an offer, an offer to help us about a year ago or so.?
Doxer: ?Ah! Is this who I think it is??
?I think you know exactly who it is.?
Doxer: ?Okay.?
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