Husband and Wife Accused in Espionage Case That Started with a Message: 'This Is Not a Hoax'
Submarine.Photo: HANDOUT/US NAVY/AFP via Getty A nuclear engineer working for the U.S. Navy and his wife were arrested this weekend and charged in what federal prosecutors describe as an elaborate Nuclear Age espionage plot. Jonathan and Diana Toebbe were taken into custody on Saturday, authorities say. They will make their initial court appearances on Tuesday. Records do not list attorneys who could comment on their behalf. Both Jonathan, 42, and Diana, 45, have been charged with conspiracy to communicate restricted data and communication of restricted data after nearly a year of what prosecutors allege was Jonathan — with Diana’s help — sending information “concerning the design of nuclear-powered warships to a person they believed was a representative of a foreign power....