Spy drops, submarine secrets and peanut butter sandwiches: What we know about alleged Navy espionage case

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Let us discuss how to proceed.” Encrypted emails and cryptocurrency exchange On 24 February, an undercover FBI agent responded, appearing to lure the messenger in person with a “trusted friend in your country who has a gift for you to compensate for your efforts” “Alice” replied on 5 March saying they are “uncomfortable with this arrangement.” “Face to face meetings are very risky for me, as I am sure you understand,” the message said, according to court documents. Please let me know when you are ready to proceed with our first exchange.” The peanut butter sandwich drop On 10 June, the FBI paid “Alice” approximately $10,000 in Monero. A week later, the FBI sent instructions for a dead-drop location in West Virginia, along with an assurance that “Alice” would be paid $20,000 upon verification of the information contained in the drop. FBI agents then recovered a blue 16GB SanDisk SD card “wrapped in plastic and placed between two slices of bread on a half of a peanut butter sandwich” inside a plastic bag, documents show.