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Re:Navy nuclear engineer and wife arrested for trying to sel... by movomito on Sunday October 10, 2021 @05:46PM (#28822270)
$10,000? Really? It always shocks me how cheap people are. You would think that if any actual adversary wanted information they believed would be helpful in replicating or attacking a nuclear submarine, the price tag they would be willing to pay would be much higher. The guy and his wife are both idiots and they are undoubtedly facing severe consequences. Let’s all hope they never had the opportunity to have children.
Re:Navy nuclear engineer and wife arrested for trying to sel... by spzb on Sunday October 10, 2021 @06:21PM (#28822512)
BBC version of the story says $100,000. Not sure which is right but $100k sounds more plausible.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-58863678

Re:Navy nuclear engineer and wife arrested for trying to sel... by HWR_14 on Sunday October 10, 2021 @08:40PM (#28823322)
$100k is what they gave him in total, $5MM is what they promised him. The delta is because he was selling the papers bit by bit in return for partial payment.
Re:Navy nuclear engineer and wife arrested for trying to sel... by tw04 on Sunday October 10, 2021 @08:03PM (#28823098)
$100k still sounds ridiculously low if it’s at all valuable info. I would be thinking millions given it probably took billions in r&d to create it.
Re:Navy nuclear engineer and wife arrested for trying to sel... by WastingMyTime89 on Sunday October 10, 2021 @08:12PM (#28823159)
He asked for 100000$ for the first drop in order to start a relationship. 10000$ first and then 20000$ is what the FBI gave him for proof he had what he said he had. Amusingly he was aware that these amounts were in line with baits used by the FBI and comments on it.
Re:Navy nuclear engineer and wife arrested for trying to sel... by trinovantes on Sunday October 10, 2021 @08:42PM (#28823336)
I remember a post awhile ago that showed the political donations some senators, who voted on some controversial issues, recently received. I was surprised some of them were bought off in the low ten-thousands.
Re:Navy nuclear engineer and wife arrested for trying to sel... by HWR_14 on Sunday October 10, 2021 @08:38PM (#28823309)
He asked for $5,000,000 in total. You're focused on the initial amounts when he was like "give me a little cash and I'll give you a few pages from my 10,000 pages of stuff".