A former security guard at the British Embassy in Berlin was sentenced Friday to more than 13 years in prison for putting U.K. diplomats at “maximum risk” by selling secret information to Russia.
but claimed he was driven by depression and a desire to “teach the embassy a lesson” because he felt badly treated at work.
Passing sentence at London's Central Criminal Court, the judge said Smith's actions had “potentially catastrophic consequences for others.” The judge said Smith sent the Russians photographs of U.K. embassy staff with annotated descriptions that put them at “maximum risk.”
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