Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Former U.S. Army Mechanic Pleads Guilty in Israel Spy Case

Via ChinaView -

A former U.S. army engineer pleaded guilty Tuesday to spying for Israel during the 1980s, the Justice Department said.

Ben-Ami Kadish, 85, admitted at a New York court that from about 1980 to 1985, he provided numerous classified documents, including information about missile systems, to Yosef Yagur, an official at the Israeli consulate in New York.

At the time, Kadish worked as a mechanic at the U.S. army's Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center at Picatinny Arsenal in Dover, N. J.

In his guilty plea, he said Yagur asked him to obtain classified military documents, including documents related to missile defense systems.

Kadish admitted that he stole the documents from the U.S. army, but said he didn't ask for, nor did he receive, anything of value for spying activities.

Kadish said his motive is solely "for the benefit of Israel."

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