Peter Rafael Dzibinski Debbins, 45, pleaded guilty to a charge under the federal Espionage Act and faces up to life in prison when he is sentenced in February.
“I’ve served in the best units in the Army," Chaplain (Maj.) Charlie Shields said. "But I told my wife, I think I’m prouder of the fact that my son is a second-generation Ranger than of anything I did.”
In this commentary, a former Navy corpsman talks about how he reconnected with his mother after disclosing his sexuality under the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy.
A federal magistrate judge in Virginia refused Thursday to free a former Army Green Beret who was arrested last week on a charge that he divulged U.S. military secrets to Russian intelligence agents.
Peter Rafael Dzibinski Debbins, 45, told Russian intelligence he considered himself a “son of Russia,” according to an indictment made public after his arrest.
Mementos that had belonged to a cousin killed in action, his grandfather's military service medals, and a dresser handmade by his great-grandfather were among the belongings that were allegedly illegally auctioned off.
North Korea on Saturday reiterated it has no immediate plans to resume nuclear negotiations with the United States unless Washington discards what it describes as “hostile” polices toward Pyongyang.