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Case Study: Brian Underwood

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This case involves a United States consulate civil guard attempting to sell classified information to China’s Ministry State Security. Brian Underwood was stationed in China during the building of th United States China Consulate construction and had clearance to sensitive information assosciatted with United States national defense operations(FBI, 2013). Underwood sought to contact MSS to sell classified United States intelligence in a letter which he placed in his apartment for MSS to find (FBI, 2013). Underwood took photographs, recorded security systems and built a building plan with the intent of selling information to this foreign government (FBI, 2013). During this period Underwood was assisting the United States Law Enforcement on a operation (FBI,2013). When Underwood was questioned he stated that the work, collection, was for said operation US Law Enforcement. Underwood used his status as a Cleared American Guard, CAG, at the construction of the U.S. Consulate and participant of a US Law Enforcement operation as an access point (FBI, 2013).
On September 1, 2011, Underwood was arrested and then failed to return to court for a hearing on …show more content…

Furthermor, FBI required a temporary subpoena to access financial information to support pay off from MSS. Brian Underwood made extensive travel to locations to meet up with MSS. We will need to verify dates and locations consistant to MSS agents. Identify MSS agents making contact with Underwood, if any. Cooperation between “U.S. Department of State’s Diplomatic Security Service, the FBI, and the U.S. Attorney’s Office” to share information (FBI, 2013). In addition, surveillance of Underwood in said classified areas where photography is prohibited was needed to support miss use of classified

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