A US army major doctor and her wife, a civilian doctor, have been charged with a plot to leak information to the Russian government.
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| A victim reacts beside her home after a rocket attack on the city of Kyiv, Ukraine. Photo: Emilio Morenatti/AP Photo via Al Jazeera |
Jamie Lee Henry and Anna Gabrielian are accused of planning to share confidential information about patients at a military hospital.
The pair allegedly told an undercover FBI agent that they were motivated by patriotism for Russia.
Representatives of the couple have not yet commented on the case.
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| An elderly woman is assisted to cross the Irpin river on an improvised path under a bridge that was destroyed by Ukrainian troops to slow any Russian military advance, while fleeing the town of Irpin, Ukraine. Photo: Vadim Ghirda/AP Photo via Al Jazeera |
There has been no comment from Russian authorities, either.
The pair were charged with conspiracy and the disclosure of identifiable health information, in an indictment filed in a court in Baltimore, Maryland which was unsealed on Thursday after their arrest.
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| Employees and volunteers of Ukrainian emergency help an injured pregnant woman from a maternity hospital that was destroyed by shelling in Mariupol, Ukraine. Photo: Evgeniy Maloletka/AP Photo via Al Jazeera |
Prosecutors said the couple wanted to help the Russian government “gain insights into the medical conditions of individuals associated with the US government and military”. BBC
