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Posted on 11/04/2005 8:09:55 PM PST by CarrotAndStick
NEW YORK, November 4: The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has arrested an Indian-American engineer for selling secrets of its high profile B-2 bombers to “foreign countries.”
Noshir S. Gowadia, 61, who had designed the propulsion system on the radar-evading B-2 stealth bomber when he worked as design engineer for Northrop Corporation from November 1968 to April 1986, was arrested by the FBI from his home in Maui, Hawaii, last week.
Originally from Mumbai, Gowadia is now in the Federal Detention Centre at Honolulu. He was living in Haiiku, Hawaii, for past six years. The offense is punishable by a possible fine of $250,000 and 10 years of imprisonment.
According to the FBI, Gowadia did all this for money. In its affidavit filed before the US District Court in Maui, Hawaii, the FBI alleged that it has concrete evidence to prove the charges. And that Gowadia had admitted he provided classified concrete evidence to as many as eight countries. The FBI has refused to identify the name of these countries. Even in its seven-page affidavit, it named these as country A and B.
The FBI alleged that Gowadia received monetary benefits for selling this information and is alleged to be likely to maintain several accounts some of which are foreign and unreported. In a written statement, part of the FBI’s affidavit, Gowadia admitted: “The reason I disclosed this classified information to establish technological credibility with potential customers for future business. I wanted to help these countries to further their self aircraft protection system. My personal gains would be business.”FBI special agent in charge of investigations in Honolulu Charles Goodwin said Gowadia marketed himself as “father” of the B-2’s unique infrared suppressing propulsion system.
As alleged in the affidavit, Gowadia on October 23, 2002, faxed a document containing details for developing infrared technology for a military aircraft to a foreign official in Country “A”. And in December 1999, he taught foreign persons in country B. This document was classified top secret by the US Original Classification Authority. Family members of Gowadia claimed that he was innocent but refused comment.
According to the Centre for Counterintelligence and Security Studies, Gowadia also owned a company, NSG Inc. The company reported $750,000 in gross receipts from 1999 to 2003. In 2005, he is reported to have taken $2.9 million for unknown purposes.
Great. Two counter-espionage cases posted within minutes of each other.
Thanks, Clinton!
Is he a raghead?
Noshir is a Zoroastrian name. So he's a Parsi ( an Iranian Zoroastrian, whose ancestors fled Iran to settle in India).
He needs to be dead.
Especially if it has gone to China.
China is what I hear and that's where the big bucks are.
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Yeah, well - we don't have the guts anymore.
What I don't get is why an Indian would sell secrets to China. This guy is hurting his native country and his adopted one all in one fell swoop. Bastard.
I don't understand either- it is Satanic, in the least.
Wonder what kind of progress China must have made in their capabilities, which we all might have to face some time soon.
From this, I infer that he sold information that is almost if not more than 20 years old. Treasonous? Hell yes. Damaging? I don't know, but it sure sounds like we are talking about OLD technology.
I wonder if Mr. Gowadia is another expired H-1B visa entrant that the government heretofore could not find.
He should hang.
Noshir S. Gowadia, 61, who had designed the propulsion system on the radar-evading B-2 stealth bomber when he worked as design engineer for Northrop Corporation from November 1968 to April 1986, was arrested by the FBI from his home in Maui, Hawaii, last week.
A previous thread
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1511147/posts
Another ringing endorsement of increasing the number of H1B visas and Political Correctness in the background security check process. (/sarcasm)
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