Ex-defence worker jailed for Official Secrets breach

A DISGRUNTLED former defence worker has been jailed for more than four years for emailing ‘damaging’ secret details of a UK missile system.

Simon Finch, 50, could have put military staff in jeopardy if the information fell into enemy hands, the Old Bailey was told. Finch (pictured), of Swansea, admitted recording and disclosing classified details, in breach of the Official Secrets Act, and failing to provide access codes to electronic devices. Mrs Justice Whipple said he had ‘no justification’.