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a visa and who does not possess, nor has ever possessed, a U.S. security clearance, and thus is not entitled to receive U.S. classified information. According to the affidavit, Bishop and Person 1 originally met in Hawaii during a conference regarding international military defense issues. Since June 2011, Bishop and Person 1 have allegedly been involved in a romantic relationship. Despite a Defense Department directive requiring personnel, like Bishop, who maintain a U.S. security clearance to report to the U.S. government any contacts with foreign persons, Bishop has affirmatively hidden his relationship with Person 1 from U.S. government officials, the affidavit alleges. The affidavit alleges that Bishop communicated information classified at the Secret level to Person 1 on several instances. According to the affidavit, the national defense information that Bishop passed to Person 1 included information relating to nuclear weapons; information on planned deployment of U.S. strategic nuclear systems; information on the ability of the United States to detect low- and medium-range ballistic missiles of foreign governments; and information on the deployment of U.S. early warning radar systems in the Pacific Rim. The affidavit further alleges that a court-authorized search of Bishops residence in November 2012 revealed approximately 12 individual documents each with classification markings at the Secret level. Bishops residence is not an authorized location for the storage of classified information and Bishop was not authorized to remove and retain those documents. This case is being investigated by the FBI Honolulu Division and the NCIS Hawaii Field Office in coordination with USPACOM and the U.S. Army. The prosecution is being handled by Kenneth Sorenson, Assistant U.S. Attorney in the U.S. Attorneys Office for the District of Hawaii, and Robert E. Wallace Jr., Senior Trial Attorney in the Counterespionage Section of the Justice Departments National Security Division. The charges contained in the criminal complaint are merely allegations, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty. ###