The ex-wife of a former National Security Agency (NSA) contractor arrested for allegedly stealing classified information has described him as a workaholic hoarder more interested in computers than politics. Martin worked for the same NSA contractor, Booz Allen Hamilton, that employed the whistleblower Edward Snowden, but his own motive remains a mystery. Her husband had no interest in politics and was interested mainly in computers, Martin told the paper, describing him as “a genuinely nice guy – a little eccentric, but not in a bad way”. His lawyers, Jim Wyda and Deborah Boardman, said: “There is no evidence that Hal Martin intended to betray his country. Well, the FBI has had this man in a dungeon since August, but says they have no idea what he did.”

Source: The Guardian October 08, 2016 15:22 UTC