A South African spy, Portia Anyamba, has been jailed in the USA for six months, after which she will wear an electronic ankle monitor for 2 years.
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Sentence: 6 months in jail, followed by 2 years with an electronic ankle monitor.
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Fine: ~US$10,000.
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Crimes: Pled guilty to espionage for South Africa and lying on her National Security clearance application.
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Role & Location: Portia Anyamba (59) worked at the National Security Program Office at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (Tennessee).
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How caught: Applied for higher-level clearance and lied on that application.
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Background: Former high-ranking officer in the South African Air Force.
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Amateurish espionage: FBI easily bugged her communications and recorded all contact with her South African handlers and the DC Embassy.
