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   Washington — A Navy sailor who was based in Japan was charged by the   
   U.S. military with espionage for allegedly giving classified   
   information to an employee of a foreign government.   
      
   Bryce Pedicini, a chief petty officer fire controlman, is accused of   
   providing documents to an employee of a foreign government at least   
   seven times between November 2022 and February 2023 in Hampton   
   Roads, Virginia, according to a charge sheet obtained by CBS News.   
      
   In May 2023, in Yokosuka Japan, he tried to pass photographs that   
   showed the screen of a computer connected to the military's   
   classified network.   
      
   He was providing the information "with reason to believe that it   
   would be used to the injury of the United States and to the   
   advantage of a foreign nation," the charge sheet said, adding that   
   it was "relating to the national defense." It's unclear what exact   
   documents he passed or to what nation. Pedicini is also accused of   
   failing to report a foreign contact and the solicitation of   
   classified information by an unauthorized person.   
      
   The Navy confirmed Wednesday that a sailor assigned to Japan-based   
   destroyer USS Higgins was under investigation and legal proceedings   
   are underway.   
      
   "A sailor assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile   
   destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76) is suspected of mishandling   
   classified documents and information. The incident remains under   
   investigation and legal proceedings continue," Cmdr. Arlo   
   Abrahamson, a spokesperson for U.S. Naval Surface Force, said in a   
   statement.   
      
   Pedicini's service record from the U.S. Navy says he enlisted in   
   2009 and served on a number of destroyers. He was promoted to chief   
   in 2022.   
      
   https://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-navy-sailor-espionage-japan-bryce-   
   pedicini/   
      
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