Gregg William Bergersen Charged with Selling U.S. Secrets

Gregg William Bergersen has found himself in quite a huge mess today. He has been arrested along with two others, Tai Shen Kuo and Yu Xin Kang, for conspiracy to disclose national defense information, according to the Associated Press.

Bergersen, who was a Department of Defense employee, has been accused of distributing personal and classified information about the United States Space Shuttle and also about military sales to Taiwan. Gregg William Bergersen was a weapons policy analyst in Arlington, Virgina.

According to court documents, Tai Shen Kuo purchased classified documents from Gregg William Bergersen several times. The meetings took place across several states including Virgina, South Carolina and Nevada. At these meetings, the majority of the information exchanged was regarding military sales between the United States and Taiwan.

It is not clear at this time how much damage this leak has caused to the security of the United States. However, it is known that the matter is being looked into fully and all necessary measures will be taken to bring the United States to a secure status.

Kenneth L. Wainstein, the Assistant Attorney General for National Security, released the following statement:

"Today's prosecution demonstrates that foreign spying remains a serious threat in the post-Cold War world. The conspiracy charged in this case has all the elements of a classic espionage operation: a foreign government focused on accessing our military secrets; foreign operatives who effectively use stealth and guile to gain that access; and an American government official who is willing to betray both his oath of public office and the duty of loyalty we rightly demand from every American citizen.''