Engineer arrested for leaking US Air Force details

Reuters – A former engineer for US defense contractors has been accused on charges for trying to send secret details on the U.S. Air Force’s F-35 joint strike fighter program on Iran. The report was from the office of the U.S. Attorney for Connecticut.

The accused individual called Mozaffar Khazaee, is having a dual citizenship both from the U.S. and Iran, and was staying in Connecticut before relocating to Indianapolis. Prosecutors said that the 59 year old Khazaee was arrested on January 9 from the Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey.