Nozette Asked for $2 Million, Saw Spy Job as a “Career Choice”

Accused spy Stewart David Nozette in India.

The Washington Post has more about accused spy Stewart David Nozette:

Nozette, who has worked as a contractor for NASA and the Defense Department, was ordered held without bond until his trial after a judge determined that he was a flight risk. Prosecutors said he was motivated by greed and had asked for $2 million for his secrets, according to court documents.

A video secretly recorded Oct. 19, when Nozette and an undercover FBI agent met at the Mayflower hotel, shows the scientist kicking back on a couch as the pair discuss his plans. Nozette, who joked and laughed during the eight-minute recording, which was played in court, said he had made a “career choice” to become a spy and planned to leave the United States and live abroad under a false name. He wondered whether Israel would “give me up” if he fled there and said Singapore was a good choice because he did not think it had an extradition agreement with the United States.

“I like the idea of setting up an alias,” Nozette said. “And I like the escape route to have a place outside the country.”

Oh man. I’m guessing Nozette will need a strategy for escaping from prison. That’s where he’s likely to live for the rest of his life.

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