WASHINGTON: former US soldier was sentenced to 30 years in jail Monday for trying to spy on behalf of Russia, the US Justice Department said.

In September and October 2012, Robert Hoffman II, now 40, a 20-year veteran of the US Navy, turned over classified defense information to FBI agents he believed were Russian, according to Virginia prosecutors.

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