An American national who allegedly attempted to sell sensitive U.S. military information to China has been indicted on charges of espionage, Germany’s federal prosecutor’s office stated on Aug. 25.
The man, identified by federal prosecutors as Martin D., in line with German privacy rules, has been in pretrial detention since his arrest in Frankfurt in November 2024.
A former contractor for the U.S. Defense Department, the suspect repeatedly contacted the Chinese state agencies in the summer of 2024, offering to pass along “sensitive U.S. military information” to a Chinese intelligence service, the prosecutor’s office said in a statement….
German Authorities Charge US Citizen With Attempting to Spy for China
