US jails former SA Air Force general for being a ‘secret foreign agent’
Portia Anyamba, a former South African Air Force brigadier general, has been sentenced to six months in a US prison for acting as an unregistered foreign agent. She was found to have falsified information on a security clearance application while working at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Why it matters
The case underscores the strict security protocols surrounding US national laboratories and the ongoing concerns regarding foreign espionage in sensitive research sectors.
Portia Anyamba, a former South African Air Force brigadier general connected to a State Security Agency official, was recently sentenced to six months in jail in the United States, where she worked at a government science and energy laboratory. She previously pleaded guilty to being a foreign agent and falsifying information while applying for security clearance.
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