Australian Pleads Guilty to Selling Defense Secrets to Russian Broker in DC

Peter Williams, an Australian man, pleaded guilty in Washington, D.C. for stealing trade secret information from a US defense contractor and selling it to a Russian broker, raising national security concerns.

• Peter Williams, 39, pleaded guilty to two counts of theft of trade secret information while working for a US defense contractor over a three-year period.
• The trade secret information stolen by Williams included details on software related to national security, impacting the arms industry in the United States.
• The case was addressed by the United States Department of Justice, highlighting ongoing security threats posed by espionage and the actions of the Government of Russia.