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U.S. attorney: Y-12 security compromises will be vigorously prosecuted

Posted at 9:46 am February 20, 2014
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Bill Killian

William C. “Bill” Killian

U.S. Attorney William C. “Bill” Killian commended the sentences given to the three Y-12 protesters on Tuesday, and he said he hoped it would send a strong message.

“The Y-12 National Security Complex plays a critical role in our country’s national defense,” Killian said in a Wednesday statement. “People cannot take the law into their own hands and unlawfully intrude upon sensitive government facilities. Those who violate the law and compromise the security of the Y-12 National Security Complex will be vigorously prosecuted.”

The three anti-nuclear weapons activists were convicted of sabotage in May 2013 for breaking into Y-12 on July 28, 2012, cutting through high-security fences, and splashing blood and spray-painting slogans on the Highly Enriched Uranium Materials Facility. The fortress-like HEUMF stores most of the nation’s bomb-grade uranium. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Federal, Government, Top Stories, Y-12 National Security Complex, Y-12 Security Breach Tagged With: Amul R. Thapar, anti-nuclear weapons activists, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Greg Boertje-Obed, HEUMF, Highly Enriched Uranium Materials Facility, Jeffrey Theodore, Megan Rice, Michael Walli, national defense, Office of Inspector General, prison, sentences, supervised release, U.S. Department of Energy, William C. "Bill" Killian, Y-12 National Security Complex, Y-12 security

Y-12 protesters submit witness list, want extra time for jury questioning

Posted at 12:00 pm April 18, 2013
By John Huotari 1 Comment

Y-12 Plowshares Protesters

Pictured above at U.S. District Court in Knoxville are the three anti-nuclear weapons protesters who broke into the Y-12 National Security Complex on July 28. From left, they are Michael Walli, Megan Rice, and Greg Boertje-Obed.

The three protesters who broke into the Y-12 National Security Complex in July want to call a retired bishop, a doctor, a former U.S. attorney general, a civil rights leader, and a retired military officer and diplomat as witnesses in a Tuesday hearing and May 7 trial in Knoxville.

The proposed witnesses include former U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark, civil rights sit-in participant Robert Booker, doctor Ira Helfand, retired Col. Mary Annette Wright, and retired U.S. Catholic Bishop Thomas Gumbleton.

The three protesters—Greg Boertje-Obed, Megan Rice, and Michael Walli—also want six hours, and not 1.5, to question prospective jurors for their May 7 trial in U.S. District Court. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Federal, Government, Police and Fire, Top Stories, Y-12 National Security Complex, Y-12 Security Breach Tagged With: Greg Boertje-Obed, hearing, Highly Enriched Uranium Materials Facility, Ira Helfand, jury, Mary Annette Wright, Megan Rice, Michael Walli, national defense, nuclear war, nuclear weapons, Oak Ridge Reservation, Ramsey Clark, Robert Booker, security, security breach, thermonuclear warheads, Thomas Gumbleton, trial, U.S. District Court, Y-12 National Security Complex

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