Navy sailor charged with espionage

Chief Petty Officer Bryce Pedicini is accused of passing classified documents to a foreign national.

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[aviation]

Dude was less than 4 years away from 20 year retirement. What a goof.

[mocker]

This guy was caught, think about the other ones that have not.

[mattyice]

Giving away Aeigis radar data is probably the worst thing he could have given in his position. Anti ballistic missile defense should stay T.S. Life sentence here we go.

[mevtherenegade]

As a former Sailor this hurts my heart.

[backtoschool]

Say the country. It's china. Say it.

[Snsndndnhshh]

I’m in the Navy for 20 + years and I am not surprised anymore . My own boss and Admirals was involved in the Fat Leonard Scandal.

[PRKRZD]

They gave him the privilege of serving our country and he pissed on all of it. We don't punish these crimes like we should.

[williamrobinson]

I'm just disappointed in him... it puts people in danger. he swore to protect us but he sold out instead... its so sad man he worked so hard to be there too and threw it all away

[walterkeane]

I am sick of this guy coming on at the end of all the videos

[lih-fkby]

You know they got him with a honey pot

[Bob-jek]

This guy looks like hes been committing crime his entire life

[joeyboulevard]

If you see big people on top getting away with, then it's probably not so difficult a crime to fathom on average.

[Novastar.SaberCombat]

There are "exit cells" everywhere. EVERYWHERE. They serve until those final moments. Then, once trust has *long* been built... there are ways to set oneself up for rest & relaxation after leaking the info. A tempting offer to WAAAYYY too many.

[emilionazario]

Cops make starting pay 55, 000 in the academy and 100, 000 a year. Why not do the same with our military personnel.

[IYoung-yemt]

"Pedicini" lol sounds like a pasta.

[wnose]

Meanwhile a guy who left boxes in his toilet walks free and even has political rallies.

[untouchablex]

Not espionage. It’s a “special intelligence operation.”

[visoroverwatch]

Can't even trust Senior Enlisted Leaders anymore.

[Diego-dhdl]

What a disgrace nothing worst than a traitor

[TheBoss]

Is it okay to call this guy the n-word?