US resists disclosure of classified national security information in ‘Cuban Five’ spy case

October 13th, 2009 Cuban spy gets nearly 22-year reduced sentenceMIAMI — A man convicted of spying for Cuba while working at a Navy base in Florida received a reduced prison sentence of 22 years Tuesday, far shorter than the original life term thrown out by an appeals court. Antonio Guerrero, a member of the so-called Cuban Five, reached an agreement last week with federal prosecutors for a flat 20-year term.

October 6th, 2009 Cuban exile, accused terrorist informed on alliesMIAMI — Recently released CIA files from the 1960s show a Cuban exile and accused terrorist was informing the CIA of plans to attack Fidel Castro's government at the same he was helping the plotters. In the files, the CIA appeared confident that Luis Posada Carriles was a moderate activist who would never embarrass the agency or the United States.

October 2nd, 2009 Judge blocks US disclosures in Cuban 5 spy caseMIAMI — A federal judge on Friday halted a U.S. search for national security damage assessments that had been ordered by another judge in the politically charged case of three convicted Cuban spies who are seeking lenient prison sentences.

October 1st, 2009 US resists disclosures in Cuban spy caseMIAMI — The U.S. is resisting a judge's order that could force disclosure of classified documents and other material sought by three men who are seeking reduced prison sentences for their 2001 convictions in a politically charged spying case.

September 25th, 2009 Retired AF officer convicted in China spying caseALEXANDRIA, Va. — A jury has convicted a retired Air Force officer on charges of selling classified information on U.S.-China military relations to a Chinese agent and lying to the FBI about it.

September 9th, 2009 Nonprofit law group sues US in Cuban 5 spy caseMIAMI — A nonprofit law group is suing the U.S. government's Office of Cuba Broadcasting, demanding it turn over a list of journalists whom it paid while they were reporting on the prosecution of five Cuban intelligence agents.

August 3rd, 2009 Terror case in NC may involve classified materialRALEIGH, N.C. — A case against seven North Carolina terrorism suspects accused of plotting "violent jihad" may involve classified material that will raise national security issues if given to their defense attorneys, federal prosecutors said Monday.

July 9th, 2009 Diplomats still struggling with laptop lapsesWASHINGTON — Nearly a decade after a State Department laptop containing highly classified information disappeared in an embarrassing security lapse, the agency is still unable to account for all of its portable computers, a government report said Wednesday. The State Department's inspector general said Wednesday that a review of a sample of 334 laptops belonging to four departmental bureaus found that 27 were missing at the time of the audit and that 172, including nine of 14 classified laptops labeled "secret," were not protected with encryption software, potentially risking sensitive information.

June 11th, 2009 Trial delayed for anti-Castro Cuban militantEL PASO, Texas — Anti-Castro Cuban militant Luis Posada Carriles won't stand trial on immigration fraud and perjury charges until next year. A federal judge in El Paso agreed Thursday to delay the trial until Feb.

June 6th, 2009 WASHINGTON - US authorities have arrested a retired State Department employee and his wife on charges of spying for the Cuban government, a spokesman said Friday. Authorities allege that Walter Kendall Myers served as an illegal agent for the Cuban government for nearly 30 years, State Department spokesman PJ Crowley said.

June 3rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - The US government mistakenly released a secret report giving detailed information about hundreds of the America's civilian nuclear sites and programmes, including maps showing the precise locations of stockpiles of fuel for nuclear weapons, the New York Times reported Wednesday. The publication of the 266-page document with its pages marked "highly confidential" was revealed Monday in an on-line newsletter devoted to issues of federal secrecy, according to the influential US daily.

May 31st, 2009 Gov't refuses to release documents in wiretap caseWASHINGTON — The Obama administration insists it has no obligation to provide access to a top secret document in a wiretapping case, setting up a showdown next week with the judge who ordered it released. Justice Department lawyers, in a response Friday with the U.S.

May 30th, 2009 Gov't refuses to release secret documentsWASHINGTON — The Obama administration insists it has no obligation to provide access to a top secret document in a wiretapping case, setting up a showdown next week with the judge who ordered it released. Justice Department lawyers, in a response Friday with the U.S.

May 13th, 2009 Defense Dept worker charged with classified leaksWASHINGTON — Prosecutors have charged a Defense Department official with feeding classified information to an agent for the Chinese government. Officials have unsealed charges in federal court in Virginia against James Fondren, Jr., saying he conspired to relay classified information to a foreign agent.

May 12th, 2009 Cuban apologizes to Kenyon Martin's momDALLAS — Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban has apologized to the mother of Denver Nuggets forward Kenyon Martin. Cuban made a crack after a Mavs loss in Dallas on Saturday in their NBA playoff series.