According to a criminal complaint, nuclear engineer Jonathan Toebbe, who worked for the Navy, sold restricted information about the design of nuclear-powered warships. He did so with help from his wife, Diana, 45, according to the complaint.
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Jonathan Toebbe placed restricted data in SD cards and hid them in half a peanut butter sandwich, in a sealed Band-Aid wrapper and in a chewing gum package, which he left at drop points in West Virginia, south-central Pennsylvania and eastern Virginia, according to the criminal complaint.
He was selling the data to a person he thought was a representative of a foreign power not identified in the documents, but was actually an undercover FBI agent, authorities said.
Jonathan Toebbe was assigned to the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program, also known as Naval Reactors, authorities said. He had top secret security clearance through the U.S. Department of Defense and an active Q clearance from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), which gave him access to restricted data. A Q clearance from the DOE is required to access "Secret Restricted Data," according to the DOE's website.
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The social media posts on Diana Toebbe’s Facebook account include one saying "Women Can Stop Trump;" one profile picture featuring failed 2016 presidential candidate Hilary Clinton’s campaign symbol; a photo of the transgender flag; and various profile photos supporting the gay community. Her most recent public profile photos show her hair dyed purple in a bathroom selfie.
One Facebook post from 2020 quotes Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg two days after her death, reading, "Fight for the things you care about."
The Instagram account appearing to belong to Diana Toebbe focused on photos of dinners, her children, and other non-political topics, Fox News found.
Fox News also examined what appeared to be Jonathan Toebbe’s Facebook account, and found his most recent public post is from 2013. The handful of posts included stories from satire site, The Onion, including one headline he posted in 2011, reading, "New GOP Strategy Involves Reelecting Obama, Making His Life Even More Miserable."
Jonathan Toebbe's commission date for the Navy was Oct. 1, 2012, service records obtained by Fox News show. He reported to duty stations since 2012 in Colorado, Virginia and Pennsylvania, and is listed as an active duty nuclear engineering officer and reserve human resources officer.
Both of the Facebook accounts list Diana and Jonathan Toebbe as living in Annapolis, Maryland, where the DOJ press release stated the couple lives. The accounts were the only ones to appear on Facebook when Fox News searched their names alongside the location of Annapolis.
Fox News also reviewed material showing both of the Toebbes are registered Democrats, with them registering in 2008 in Colorado. No information on their Maryland registration was found.
It was China probably. They are already attempting to upgrade their nuclear arsenal, and have already stolen U.S. technological secrets multiple ties in the past. And they have $$$ to burn.
And France has more nuke boats than diesel boats in their sub fleet. Small though it is. [Reply]