Insider Threat
MP's husband and two advisers bailed in China spying investigation
Three men arrested in London and Wales on suspicion of assisting Chinese intelligence have been bailed until May, while police enquiries continue.
28 October 2026
Courts and Crime Correspondent
Daniel Okafor
Prosecutions, sentencing and employee data theft
Daniel Okafor covers the criminal cases brought against employees and contractors accused of stealing data, sabotaging systems or selling access.
He reports from court on both sides of the Atlantic, with a focus on what the evidence reveals about how each insider was caught.
Latest from Daniel
Insider Threat
Google engineer arrested over alleged AI trade secret theft
US prosecutors accused Linwei Ding of copying more than 500 confidential Google files while secretly pursuing business interests with two China-based technology companies.
28 October 2026
Bad Leavers
Silicon Valley engineers charged with trade secret theft
US prosecutors allege three engineers moved confidential technology files to personal devices and other employers’ computers, with some information later accessed in Iran.
28 October 2026
Insider Threat
Former Alaska tribal employee charged with $88,000 embezzlement
US prosecutors allege a former tribal coordinator diverted money through bank deposits, debit card purchases and cheques between 2018 and 2021.
28 October 2026
Insider Threat
Former charity employee admits $96,713 embezzlement in Georgia
Jennifer O’Neal used her payroll and expenses role to divert funds from a child advocacy nonprofit, according to the US Department of Justice.
28 October 2026
Insider Threat
Alaska tribal embezzlement case leads to $125,834 repayment order
A former Curyung Tribal Council accountant must pay restitution after stealing colleagues’ identities and embezzling more than $98,000, the US Department of Justice said.
28 October 2026