District Court Judge Ellen Segal Huvelle noted the obstacles he had overcome - including mental health problems - and his ill-conceived plan. "This is the most half-baked treason I've ever heard of," she said......2.canada.
The U.S. Justice Department said Underwood took photographs of restricted areas at the new U.S. consulate in Guangzhou and planned to use them to help China eavesdrop on U.S. officials.
The department said that Underwood had lost nearly $160,000 US in the stock market and hoped to make $3 million to $5 million. Last year, he pleaded guilty to attempting to communicate national defence information to a foreign government.
"I'm sorry that I've shamed the country," a sobbing Underwood told the judge . "It just seemed like I was behind the 8-ball my whole life." He told her he was a paranoid-schizophrenic, and that his condition worsened when he joined the military.
