A Defense Department contractor allegedly printed more than 150 pages of 'top secret' government documents before attempting to leave the country for Mexico.
An electrical engineer working with the Air Force is accused of printing over 150 pages of 'top secret' government documents before attempting to flee the country for Mexico, according to prosecutors. Gokhan Gun, 50, was arrested Friday as he was departing for a flight to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Gun, a northern Virginia resident who was born in Turkey and holds dual citizenship, was charged with unauthorized removal and retention of classified material, according to Fox 5 DC.
It is unclear what the contents of the documents were. Gun told the agents that he was headed to Mexico for what he later claimed was a 'fishing trip,' a story investigators called 'nonsensical' in court documents. The investigators said 'it is unclear how highly classified U.S. Government information would help him in this endeavor.' According to investigators, Gun on several occasions printed documents as early as May and took them home without authorization.
Investigators subsequently obtained search warrants for Gun. Since starting with the Air Force in 2020, Gun has printed around 3,400 pages of classified and non-classified materials. He reportedly transported the documents from the office in rolled-up wads in plastic shopping bags, according to The New York Times. Last week, Gun printed 406 pages, including 82 marked top secret, according to court documents.
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