German Authorities Charge US Citizen With Attempting to Spy for China

The former contractor for the U.S. Defense Department allegedly attempted to sell sensitive U.S. military information to the Chinese regime.
German Authorities Charge US Citizen With Attempting to Spy for China
The Chinese Embassy in Berlin, Germany, on Dec. 11, 2017. Sean Gallup/Getty Images
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An American national who allegedly attempted to sell sensitive U.S. military information to China has been indicted on charges of espionage, Germany’s federal prosecutor’s office stated on Aug. 25.

The man, identified by federal prosecutors as Martin D., in line with German privacy rules, has been in pretrial detention since his arrest in Frankfurt in November 2024.