United States v. Schoof

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In early October of 1989, the appellant was experiencing financial difficulties as a result of his drinking, cocaine use, absence without leave, and involvement with civilian authorities. He approached Operations Specialist Third Class (OS3) John J. Haeger on his ship, the USS FAIRFAX COUNTY (LST 1193), located in Norfolk, Virginia, and suggested that they might make money by selling classified material to the Soviets. OS3 Haeger was the ship’s Naval Warfare Publications Custodian and had access to the Naval Warfare Publications Library safe in the Combat Information Center (CIC), where…