U.S. Navy sailor based in Japan charged with espionage

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Source: NBC News

Feb. 22, 2024, 6:12 AM EST


The U.S. has charged a Navy sailor based in Japan with espionage for allegedly providing classified material to a foreign government. Bryce Pedicini, a chief petty officer fire controlman, is accused of passing documents to an employee of a foreign government at least seven times between Nov. 2022 and May 2023, according to a charge sheet obtained by NBC News.

Pedecini is “suspected of mishandling classified documents and information,” U.S. Pacific Fleet spokesperson Commander Arlo Abrahamson said in a statement. “The incident remains under investigation and legal proceedings continue,” he said.

It is unclear which government Pedicini is accused of colluding with. Pedicini was assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins and delivered multiple documents to an employee of a foreign government relating to “national defense,” according to the charge sheet filed by the Navy.

The exact nature of the documents is unknown but Pedicini is also accused of smuggling photos of a computer screen designed for classified information to a foreign official while he was in Yokosuka, Japan last May.

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/us-navy-sailor-japan-charged-espionage-rcna139931

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1. He is in jail now and will spend most of the rest of his life in prison. That is because he is a Chief Petty Officer,

not a former Commander in Chief. Folks get all of the justice that they can afford.

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2. 37 months and counting

Includes foot dragging.

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3. Photograph

I wonder if CPO Bryce Pedicini smiled so robustly for his mugshot like he did in the photo NBC news provided in their report. He will not enjoy his time in the military brig pending his Court-Martial.