United States v. Ott

DECISION

SESSOMS, Senior Judge:

Contrary to his pleas the appellant was convicted in a bench trial of four specifications of espionage related offenses. The sentence imposed included a dishonorable discharge, total forfeitures, reduction to airman basic, and confinement for twenty five years.

Three of the offenses were charged under Article 134, U.C.M.J., 10 U.S.C. § 934, as violations of federal criminal statutes. The specifications allege (1) that Airman Ott took a government document with the intent or with reason to believe that the information was to be used to the injury of the United…