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Oct 19, 2006 11:10 am US/Pacific

Report: FBI Investigating SoCal Boeing Scientist

VALLEY VILLAGE, Calif. (AP) ― FBI foreign counterintelligence agents are investigating a Southern California Boeing scientist for allegedly mishandling classified material.

A lawyer for scientist Abraham Lesnik said the FBI conducted three searches of his client's home in Valley Village.

FBI investigators said they're examining Lesnik's Boeing laptop amid suspicion that unauthorized individuals, including foreigners, have gotten a hold of classified data.

Court papers show that Lesnik works in the development of anti-missile systems for aircraft and holds Pentagon security clearances for top-secret information.

His lawyer said he "has never improperly transmitted any classified information to anyone."

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