U.S. Attorney Florence Nakakuni speaks at a news conference in Honolulu on Monday, March 18, 2013 to announce authorities have charged a U.S. Pacific Command defense contractor with giving defense secrets to a Chinese woman he was romantically involved with. Benjamin Pierce Bishop, 59, allegedly sent the 27-year-old woman an email last May with information on existing war plans, nuclear weapons and U.S. relations with international partners, according to a criminal complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Audrey McAvoy)
UPDATED 14:21 PM EDT, March 20, 2013 | AUDREY McAVOY, Associated Press
HONOLULU (AP) — A civilian defense contractor who works in intelligence at the U.S. Pacific Command has been charged with giving national security secrets to a 27-year-old Chinese woman he was dating, according to a criminal complaint unsealed Monday.
Benjamin Pierce Bishop, 59, is accused of sending the woman an email last May with information on existing war plans, nuclear weapons and U.S. relations with international partners, according to the complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Honolulu.
