federal prosecutor's office
ON THE RECORD · 4 verbatim quotes · every quote source-verified
“Both suspects are believed to have agreed, in the spring of 2010, to have Manfred D continuously transmit valuable intelligence from the Federal Intelligence Service to Hanning in exchange for remuneration,”
federal prosecutor's office · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-07
A statement from the prosecutor's office described the agreement between Hanning and Manfred D to transmit intelligence in exchange for remuneration.
“treasonous espionage, obtaining state secrets, attempted treason”
federal prosecutor's office · said 2026-10-06 · reported 2026-10-07
The federal prosecutor's office announced Hanning's arrest and the charges he faces, which include treasonous espionage, obtaining state secrets, and attempted treason.
“Hanning was to capitalise on said information in the context of his private consulting services, which he had since been offering,”
federal prosecutor's office · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-07
The prosecutor's office stated that Hanning was expected to exploit the classified information through his private consulting services.
“many of which contained classified information to be used exclusively by the Federal Intelligence Service for internal purposes, particularly for executive intelligence briefings”
federal prosecutor's office · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-07
The prosecutor's office stated that Manfred D provided Hanning with approximately 2,000 documents, many containing classified information for internal BND purposes.