{"id":2324533,"date":"2024-08-14T16:00:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-14T20:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dual-citizen-pentagon-employee-busted-with-classified-docs-while-trying-to-get-to-international-flight\/"},"modified":"2024-08-14T16:04:04","modified_gmt":"2024-08-14T20:04:04","slug":"dual-citizen-pentagon-employee-busted-with-classified-docs-while-trying-to-get-to-international-flight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dual-citizen-pentagon-employee-busted-with-classified-docs-while-trying-to-get-to-international-flight\/","title":{"rendered":"Dual Citizen Pentagon Employee Busted with Classified Docs While Trying to Get to International Flight"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdual-citizen-pentagon-employee-busted-with-classified-docs-while-trying-to-get-to-international-flight%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2324533&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A dual-citizen Pentagon employee, Gokhan Gun, was arrested for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-launches-2024-presidential-bid\/\" title=\"Trump Launches 2024 Presidential Bid\">allegedly mishandling classified documents<\/a> while preparing for \u2063an\u200c international flight to Mexico. Gun, a 50-year-old electrical engineer at the Department of Defense Joint Warfare Analysis Center, was \u2064taken into custody by\u2062 the FBI on August 9 after printing over 150 \u200bpages of classified materials marked \u200das top secret. A backpack containing \u2062additional \u2062classified files was found at his\u2063 home. During his \u200dhearing, a \u200dfederal\u2063 magistrate judge \u200dopted\u200b for his release, questioning the severity of the allegations, despite warnings from prosecutors about the\u200b potential national security risks due to Gun&#8217;s actions. \u2062Gun, \u200bwho recently became a \u2064U.S. citizen in July \u200d2021, claims his\u200d trip was for fishing, a statement that \u200dis contested given the nature of the materials involved. Prosecutors are seeking to \u200doverturn the decision to release him and are currently \u200dinvestigating \u2064the possibility of espionage. Further charges against Gun may arise as the investigation continues.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section>\n<p>The arrest of a dual-citizen Pentagon employee on accusations of mishandling <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/just-judge-hands-trump-massive-win-suspends-trial-classified-documents-case\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">classified documents<\/a> became even more of a saga after a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/capitol-rioter-qanon-shaman-moved-to-virginia-jail-after-requesting-an-organic-diet\/\" title=\"Capitol Rioter \u2018QAnon Shaman\u2019 Moved To Virginia Jail After Requesting An Organic Diet\">federal judge ordered<\/a> his release.<\/p>\n<p>Gokhan Gun, a 50-year-old Falls Church, Virginia, resident who holds a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-seventeen-detained-in-haiti-assassination-two-americans-claim-they-only-translated-judge-says\/\" title=\"Report: Seventeen Detained In Haiti Assassination; Two Americans Claim They Only Translated, Judge Says\">dual citizenship<\/a> with Turkey, was arrested August 9 by agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation.<\/p>\n<p>Gun is an electrical engineer who works in the Department of Defense Joint Warfare Analysis Center.<\/p>\n<p>He was taken into custody as a ride-hailing service vehicle arrived at his home to take him to a nearby airport for an international flight.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/dc-md-va\/2024\/08\/13\/gokhan-gun-classified-documents\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Washington Post<\/a>, authorities said Gun was attempting to get to a planned flight from the United States to Vallarta, Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Earlier in the week, they claim, Gun printed off 82 pages marked as top secret. FBI agents found a backpack &ldquo;prepared for his foreign trip&rdquo; in the DOD engineer&rsquo;s dining room.<\/p>\n<p>The backpack was allegedly found to contain even more classified materials.<\/p>\n<p>Officials say that Gun printed off and took more than 150 pages of documents from a highly classified network.<\/p>\n<p>At Gun&rsquo;s hearing Tuesday federal Magistrate Judge Ivan Davis waved off any pretrial detention, arguing the severity of his alleged crimes do not call for him to remain in custody.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What&rsquo;s so serious about this case other than the fact that it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-arrested-judge-sets-required-july-13-deadline-before-any-trial-can-begin\/\" title=\"Trump arrested: Trial cannot start before July 13, judge rules.\">involves classified material<\/a>?&rdquo; Davis asked.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Post, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/devin-nunes-blasts-nsa-director-paul-nakasone-over-political-targeting-of-former-trump-official-michael-ellis\/\" title=\"Devin Nunes Blasts NSA Director Paul Nakasone over Political Targeting of Former Trump Official Michael Ellis\">mishandling classified information<\/a> in this way was made into a felony offense by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/key-player-resigns-protest-congress-investigation-afghanistan-withdrawal-not-part-sham\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Congress<\/a> in 2018. Despite this, Davis recommended Gun&rsquo;s release from jail.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors are now working to reverse this decision while underlining the threat posed by Gun&rsquo;s alleged actions.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The defendant&rsquo;s crimes reflect not only a lack of respect for rules and restrictions on his behavior, but also a willingness to betray the trust of this nation,&rdquo; prosecutors&rsquo; Monday court filing reads.<\/p>\n<p>Gun only became a naturalized citizen in July of 2021.<\/p>\n<p>In the past, he has taken over a dozen trips to international destinations in Europe and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/war-looks-certain-nuclear-sub-carrier-strike-group-get-radically-new-orders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Middle East<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Gun claims he was flying to Mexico for a fishing trip, which is disputed because of the presence of classified materials.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Respectfully, your honor, you don&rsquo;t need an intelligence community credential to go fishing,&rdquo; U.S. attorney Anthony Rodregous told Judge Davis.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is the exact type of material that our adversaries would love to get their hands on,&rdquo; he continued, staying quiet on the details but mentioning that Gun is being probed for any potential espionage he may be involved in.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors say Gun will likely face more charges as the investigation continues.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Gokhan Gun, a 50-year-old resident of Falls Church, Virginia, who also holds Turkish citizenship, was apprehended on August 9 by FBI agents. An electrical engineer working at the Department of Defense&#8217;s Joint Warfare Analysis Center, Gun was taken into custody as he awaited a ride to the airport for an international flight to Vallarta, Mexico. Reports indicate that he had printed 82 pages labeled as top secret just days before his arrest and that FBI agents discovered a backpack in his dining room prepared for travel that contained additional classified materials. Authorities allege that Gun removed over 150 pages from a highly secure network.<\/p>\n<p>During Gun&#8217;s hearing on Tuesday, Federal Magistrate Judge Ivan Davis dismissed the need for pretrial detention by questioning the seriousness of the case beyond its connection to classified information. Despite Congress designating mishandling such materials as a felony in 2018, Judge Davis recommended releasing Gun from custody. Prosecutors are now seeking to overturn this decision while emphasizing the risks associated with Gun\u2019s alleged actions. They argue that his behavior demonstrates not only disregard for regulations but also potential betrayal of national trust; notably, he became naturalized in July 2021 and has previously traveled extensively internationally.<\/p>\n<p>Gun claims he intended to fly to Mexico for fishing\u2014a statement contested due to the presence of classified documents found with him. U.S. attorney Anthony Rodregous pointed out during court proceedings that one does not need intelligence credentials for fishing but highlighted concerns about adversaries potentially obtaining sensitive information related to national security through Gun\u2019s actions. As investigations continue into possible espionage activities linked to him, prosecutors anticipate additional charges may be forthcoming against him<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2324534,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/penta.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[32575,38147,38148,3761],"class_list":["post-2324533","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-classified-documents","tag-dual-citizenship","tag-international-travel","tag-pentagon"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/penta.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2324533","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2324533"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2324533\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2324534"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2324533"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2324533"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2324533"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}