Daily Mail: Former US Army Green Beret who said America needed to be 'cut down to size' is charged with sharing top secret information about his chemical and Special Forces units with Russian intelligence over 15 years
* Peter Debbins, 45, is charged with divulging military secrets to Russian intelligence while he served in the U.S. Special Forces
* He allegedly handed over information on his units' men, equipment and mission over the course of 15 years
* Debbins told GRU agents he was a 'son of Russia' and ready to 'serve'
* He added that the U.S. needed to be 'cut down to size'
* He was also motivated by his bitterness over his Army career
* At one point, he said he wished to leave the military but was convinced to remain
* MI-5 is believed to have played a role in building the case against him
A former Army Green Beret who described himself as a 'son of Russia' was charged Friday with divulging military secrets about his unit's activities to Russian intelligence for more than a decade.
Peter Rafael Dzibinski Debbins, 45, told agents of the GRU, Russia's primary military intelligence agency, that America needed to be 'cut down to size' and he was there to 'serve' them, according to an indictment made public after his arrest in Virginia.
The indictment also states that Debbins was motivated in part because of bitterness over his Army career and a desire to establish business contacts in Russia.
Prosecutors claim that between 1996 and 2011, Debbins betrayed the U.S. by disclosing information about the number of men, equipment, and location of his units in a series of meetings with GRU agents.
Debbins held Secret and later Top Secret security clearances during the time of his criminal conduct, according to the indictment.
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WNU Editor He calls himself a "son of Russia" .... sheesh. If convicted Peter Debbins is looking at a life sentence. What I find interesting about this story is that apparently it was MI-5 who flushed him out.
Former US Army Green Beret Spied For Russia Over 15 Years
Son of Russia: Former Special Forces officer charged with espionage -- SOFREP
Former Green Beret charged spying for Russia -- FOX News
Justice Department says former Green Beret allegedly provided secrets to Russia -- CNN
Army Green Beret charged with spying for Russia, allegedly got Russian code name back in 1997 -- USA Today
US special forces veteran arrested for passing secrets to Russia -- BBC
Former Green Beret arrested, charged with spilling Army secrets to Russia -- New York Daily News
Former Green Beret Charged With Giving Military Information to Russia -- Newsweek
US ex-Green Beret officer charged with spying for Moscow -- AFP
Former US Army Green Beret Charged Over Alleged Russian Espionage Conspiracy -- Sputnik
Former US Army Green Beret indicted for ‘conspiring with RUSSIAN SPIES’ -- RT
