http://khon.com/khon/display.cfm?storyID=8430&sid=1152 Tina Shelton October 27, 2005 The FBI says a Maui resident has admitted to selling classified military secrets to at least eight foreign countries. The case against the longtime stealth bomber engineer is expected to grow. It's an investigation that's in its very early stages. They're not even saying which countries -- enemy or ally -- are involved. He marketed himself as the father of the B-2's unique infrared suppressing propulsion system. That's what makes the stealth bomber able to hide from heat seeking missiles. Sixty-one-year-old Noshir Gowadia, born in India, was a naturalized U.S. citizen who worked nearly 20 years at New Mexico's Los Alamos National Laboratory and for defense contractor Northrup Corporation. He retired to Maui having set up a consultant business, and began selling his expertise. "The investigation has revealed that Gowadia over the last several years has marketed himself to foreign military entities and other foreign persons, and disclosed United States military technology secrets," says Charles Goodwin, FBI special agent in charge. Gowadia's charged with faxing a document with details for developing infrared technology to a foreign official in an undisclosed country. "The investigation has also revealed that he's been rewarded monetarily for his efforts," says Goodwin. Agents say Gowadia confessed during questioning, saying "I disclosed classified information with the knowledge that information was classified...I knew it was wrong and I did it for the money." The evidence against Gowadia was in his laptop and materials seized from him on Maui, and on court authorized wiretaps. We reported last week that the FBI has dramatically cut drug cases in Hawaii, while increasing counter intelligence and counter terrorism efforts. That post 9/11 focus is obvious by this criminal complaint. Gowadia's due in court on Friday, where a federal magistrate will decide whether he gets bail. _________________________________________ InfoSec News v2.0 - Coming Soon! http://www.infosecnews.org
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