Espionage the act or practice of spying or the use of spies to obtain confidential political or military information about the plans and activities specially of a foreign government or a competing company (industrial espionage). Espionage is inherently clandestine, as it is taken for granted that it is unwelcome and, in many cases illegal and punishable by law. It is a subset of intelligence gathering—which otherwise may be conducted from public sources and using perfectly legal and ethical means.
Title 18, chapter 37 of the U.S. Code breaks Espionage and Censorship into the following categories:
792. Harboring or concealing persons.
793. Gathering, transmitting or losing defense information.
794. Gathering or delivering defense information to aid foreign government.
795. Photographing and sketching defense installations.
796. Use of aircraft for photographing defense installations.
797. Publication and sale of photographs of defense installations.
798. Disclosure of classified information.
798A. Temporary extension of section 794.
799. Violation of regulations of National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Title 18, chapter 90 of the U.S. Code breaks Protection of Trade Secrets into the following categories:
1831. Economic espionage.
1832. Theft of trade secrets.
1833. Exceptions to prohibitions.
1834. Criminal forfeiture.
1835. Orders to preserve confidentiality.
1836. Civil proceedings to enjoin violations.
1837. Applicability to conduct outside the United States.
1838. Construction with other laws.
1839. Definitions.
Simply attempting or conspiring to commit these crimes is punishable by the same
penalties as those who actually succeed in committing the offenses.
If you are suspected of espionage, your
best defense is early, capable representation by an experienced attorney who can
act as a firewall between you and investigators, protecting your rights
throughout the case. Consult an experienced criminal defense attorney at Joffe Law.
Call or contact Joffe Law today at 954.723.0007 for a Confidential Consultation regarding your case.
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As a result of masterful cross examination of six (6) key witnesses at trial, Mr. Joffe’s motion was granted to acquit his client of all charges in a federal drug importation case. The case involved 26 kilograms of cocaine and 5 kilograms of heroin. The Judge, a former prosecutor has not granted such a request in more than twenty (20) years of service on the bench. Mr. Joffe received positive written comments from more than twenty (20) peer attorneys.
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