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Former US Nuclear Scientist Receives 5 Years Imprisonment for Spying

'29.01.2015' Author: Olga Mikhno Subscribe to ForumDaily on Google News

A federal judge sentenced a former government nuclear scientist to 60 months in prison for attempting to pass classified information on nuclear weapons to Venezuelan officials.

Pedro Mascheroni, 79, previously worked at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Scientist was born in Argentina.

The Venezuelan official was actually an FBI agent. The court also sentenced Mascheroni's wife. In 2010, 71-year-old Marjorie Mascheroni was sentenced to one year in prison for her role in the case.

On March 30, 2008, Masceroni met with an undercover agent and said that he had a laser that could blind the enemy. “He suggested that the Venezuelan government could use the nuclear program as leverage against the US government,” the law enforcement official said, according to the report. AmericaRu.com

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