Pinoy version of "James Bond"/Spy

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FBI Intel Analyst Charged With Spying

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050912/...ionage_arrests


By JEFFREY GOLD, Associated Press Writer
20 minutes ago



NEWARK, N.J. - An FBI intelligence analyst with top secret clearance was charged Monday with passing classified information about Filipino leaders to current and former officials of that nation.

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The analyst, Leandro Aragoncillo, sent some of the material to Michael Ray Aquino, a former deputy director of the Philippines National Police who lives in New York City, according to an FBI complaint made public Monday.

Both men were arrested Saturday at their homes.

Aragoncillo, 46, of Woodbury, was hired to work at the Army's Fort Monmouth in July 2004 and began sending classified information and documents in January, according to the complaint.

From May to Aug. 15, Aragoncillo printed or downloaded 101 classified documents relating to the Philippines, of which 37 were classified "secret," the complaint said. Details of the documents' contents were not disclosed in court papers or in court.

U.S. Attorney Christopher J. Christie said there was no evidence that the administration of Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo was involved, but he would not say if the suspects were in contact with opposition factions. The Asian nation has been beset by persistent coup rumors since Arroyo was accused of rigging last year's elections.

Aquino is not related to former Philippine President Corazon Aquino.

Aragoncillo, a Marine for 21 years, and Aquino were ordered held without bail following an appearance before a federal magistrate.

After his arrest, Aragoncillo "essentially admitted that he took classified information," Assistant U.S. Attorney Karl H. Buch told the magistrate.

Aragoncillo, a Filipino who is a naturalized U.S. citizen, was suspended by the FBI on Monday. Leslie Wiser Jr., the special agent in charge of the FBI's New Jersey operations, said it was "disheartening" that one of the agency's workers faces such charges.

Christie would not say what motivated the suspects. In court, Buch said that Aragoncillo had $500,000 in debts and that Aquino had been investigated in the Philippines in connection with a conspiracy to murder two people.

The investigation began after Aquino, 39, was arrested in March, accused of overstaying the tourist visa he used to enter the country in July 2001.

The defendants face a charge of conspiracy and a charge of acting as unregistered foreign agents, the latter of which carries a sentence of up to 10 years and a $250,000 fine. Aragoncillo also was charged with unauthorized use of a government computer, which carries a sentence of up to 10 years and a $250,000 fine.

Both men were represented Monday by federal public defenders.

[tootskie]

guess this news confirms that lacson is behind whatever trouble we are experiencing ryt now

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SENATOR Panfilo Lacson on Tuesday stressed he has nothing to do with spying against the United States.

Reacting to reports that Michael Ray Aquino, former police official and Lacson’s aide, was arrested over the weekend in New York for espionage, Lacson also warned National Bureau of Investigation Reynaldo Wycoco “not to politicize the matter against two fellow Filipinos.”

Also arrested was a Federal Bureau of Investigation intelligence analyst Leandro Aragoncillo for downloading documents on the Philippines, several of which were classified secret. Diaz said the documents were passed on to Aquino electronically.

Lacson admitted receiving e-mails from Aquino but said that these were mostly compilations of articles about Philippine political situation and “which were largely news that have been seen and read in our local media

[pandisal]

Mao na ni ang karma or ghost justice kadtong ila gipamatay nga suspected Kuratong pero mga bakasyonista ra diay to gikan mindanao... Apil naka Lacson... kung dili ang pinas ang maka pa priso sa imo... naa dako chance ang amerika ang mo priso nimo...

ps... taga amo tong ila napatay... gibayran lang dayon ni Lacson ang parents para mo hilom...

[Archer_Sault]

i think naay na apil na Kuratong ato or basin taga Ozamiz lang na apil...kay grabe ang dumot ana nila Lacson ug Kuratong karon... Pandisal diba taga Dipolog man ka noh?...diha man sad gikan ang Grandfather of Kuratong Baleleng...Â* ...murag nahilom nasad lagi ang kaso karon nila... ayaw ko ingna nga gi bayran nang lacson para di ipadayon...

kana si Lacson kauban na sa Kuratong sa una... iyang gi unay ug patay ang uban members kay para aron ingon nga wa cyay labot, against kunohay cya sa Kuratong... nah pirting sukoo-a sa mga Kuratong... sugod nang dumot nila ato... gi muder pa jud ni Lacson ang brother sa Leader anang Kuratong... nah mao na diha...Â* World War IIIÂ*

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OT - bata ra gyud ang mo patay ana ni Lacson .... anak or parinti sa mga biktima niya . Ngano prisuhon pa man ang mga tao na sama niya na di man na magdugay sa sulod .

[Sparrow Unit]

kuyawa ani gud

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^^OT: mas kuyaw jud ng mangukay og mga antique nga threads. idol!

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@Sparrow Unit congratulate nalang ko daan nimo... maka award jud ka ani... hehehe...

[ghostie2472]

Pinoy version of James Bond? The guy was a spy but you can never compare him to James Bond. Ngano iya man intawn gi print ang mga classified documents oi..?