60 Minutes Archive: Stealing America's Secrets

In 2010, 60 Minutes obtained an FBI videotape showing a Defense Department employee selling secrets to a Chinese spy that offers a rare glimpse into the secretive world of espionage.
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[@Jerm180]

When the guy said “that would be a long story” I was hoping Scott would reply I’ve got 60 mins and look right at the camera 🤣

[@watchingitallhere]

😁

[@Locknerd]

That should be a new line they use.

[@nutsackmania]

thank you for this

[@Tiger-cm1qc]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@Dan-gy3cu]

I remember about 10 years ago now we had a couple of Chinese visitors on our production floor. The Vietnamese and Nepalese workers said back then not to show the Chinese visitors too much of the production process.

[@kimchiba4570]

Considering how much the west stole from China in the past ...consider this pittance a payback

[@AJ-yw7hf]

Thanks for posting. Sounds like the Vietnamese & Nepalese workers had the right idea!

[@pinklady7184]

They are right. Chinese steal intellectual properties. Not only tech, also arts. Chinese don't have many talents. They lack originality, creativity, and even initiative. In other words, they are repressed in their thinking span. Mind me asking, what trade are you in? Or what does your company specialise in?

[@rickjames18]

In my country the locals would not allow Chinese people to take pictures of products because they found that the same people would go back to China to copy them, return, and sell cheaper. They do it all over the world.

[@JoeySav]

and this is for all of people who say "china just wants to be left alone " give me a break.

[@AJ-yw7hf]

Exactly. China's virtual $lavery-$ystem is evil. Nothing meant against Chinese people in general, many of whom have suffered under their governmental system's abuses against human rights. This comment is about China's evil system & those who defend it, especially the 'political' leaders there.

[@dirkdiggler.]

Who says that? I've never heard that

[@E.C.2]

Who is Russia and China's other major ally?

[@AnotherMusicLover2]

The wine and cigar...simple pleasures, right? Busted.😂

[@michaelvickers89]

I do both daily! 🤙🥳😵‍💫😝

[@faggianogeuiseppi5135]

Amazing we still do so much business with China.

[@AJ-yw7hf]

If you're an American (I am) & you mean America's business w/ China: It's because of GREED & because our governmental system in America is money-corrupted. Here's a copy of my comment from above: "..Bergerson got almost 5 yrs.." ALMOST 5 yrs!?! People have gotten in trouble for marijuana & got more than that!!! 4:26: "..the level of effort (China is) devoting against us versus the level of attention we're giving to them.." HEADS SHOULD ROLL because of this failure by America's lawmakers & judicial system TO PROTECT AMERICA from its military enemy, CHINA!!! What. Is. WRONG w/our lawmakers & judicial system!!! You'd better believe that the money American corporations make off the virtual $lave-$ystem in China has a lot to do w/the LAX ATTITUDE about America's Enemy, China! (This comment isn't against Chinese people, many of whom have suffered from the evils of their anti-human-rights government. It's against China's evil governmental system & its defenders.) Look who's trying to help Putin slaughter civilians in Ukraine & commit war crimes: China!!! China recently increased purchases of Russian oil by more than 50% to help the evil dictator, Putin!!! People who buy things from China on a regular basis are part of the problem! Stop feeding that monster. And Call Your Lawmakers!

[@maxfastest]

We made it so easy for this to happen. Corruption exists for corruption.

[@johngarcia6155]

That's the white man for ya

[@bertinorm1574]

Selfish. Sounds about wight.

[@bertinorm1574]

@いのふかだ🇯🇵 🍆 🍑 🍌🥒🍦🌽🌶🥕🥓🌭🌯🌮🏏🍾🏑🏒🏓🥖🥜🥚🥛

[@jamesirby2643]

But if I said "thats the black guy for you", u would get mad and call me racist

[@protocl]

The only secrets I want. The Best Fishing Spots.

[@josetrigueros4726]

Corruption and incompetence

[@markwgundert4251]

Are you f-ing kidding me?! They intercepted the notes and put them back??! The US is doomed...

[@Ayooluwaigandan]

There were good reasons to put them back. 1. Taking them would have tipped of the handler. This would have meant that the other members of his spy ring wouldn’t have been found. 2. That info was gonna be public anyways. It was the weapons that US was selling to Taiwan. Sensitive yes, catastrophically so, NO

[@ttrestle]

It’s actually very normal. CIA always does it. They don’t like to hand over prosecution to the FBI but instead want to use the relationships in order to manipulate.

[@HRTsAFyre]

@@Ayooluwaigandan they needed to find out where he was taking them. Possibly another spy will follow him when he lands in Hong Kong.

[@TitanFlare]

⁠@@Ayooluwaigandanthat may be true, but that doesn’t seem like the reason they put them back. The FBI guy made it seem like the FBI is concerned with prosecuting a solid case, not protecting national security. So even if it was catastrophic harm, I’m not sure they would’ve done different

[@sequoia1171]

Forget about the arrests, why didn't you just keep the document that was in that guy's bag? You let him escape to Beijing with State secrets? Come on man

[@markwgundert4251]

Seriously, isn't protecting the US secrets priority #1? Worry about convictions later....

[@danger26102]

The documents has be altered before taken by the American

[@pinklady7184]

What would happen to the guy, if you keep the document, release the guy and let him return to Beijing empty-handed?

[@Locknerd]

Because we could possibly turn him.

[@sequoia1171]

@@Locknerd yeah that's a pretty good answer. I suppose in the tradecraft of being a spy it's good to have a couple of favors in your back pocket

[@butchfajardo8832]

If they didn't arrest, it's a trap! Hahahaha!

[@charlesstevensEnki]

Another American patriot doing what they do ..

[@jeffhatmaker817]

Are you referring to the traitor or the incompetent FBI agents who photographed the secret documents and put them back in the suitcase?

[@lashropa]

3:43 Whelp. That was easy. 🤣

[@andrewlambert7246]

What light sentences they get.

[@AJ-yw7hf]

Exactly. Here's 1 of my comments from above: "..Bergerson got almost 5 yrs.." ALMOST 5 yrs!?! People have gotten in trouble for marijuana & got more than that!!! 4:26: "..the level of effort (China is) devoting against us versus the level of attention we're giving to them.." HEADS SHOULD ROLL because of this failure by America's lawmakers & judicial system TO PROTECT AMERICA from its military enemy, CHINA!!! What. Is. WRONG w/our lawmakers & judicial system!!! You'd better believe that the money American corporations make off the virtual $lave-$ystem in China has a lot to do w/the LAX ATTITUDE about America's Enemy, China! (This comment isn't against Chinese people, many of whom have suffered from the evils of their anti-human-rights government. It's against China's evil governmental system & its defenders.) Look who's trying to help Putin slaughter civilians in Ukraine & commit war crimes: China!!! China recently increased purchases of Russian oil by more than 50% to help the evil dictator, Putin!!! People who buy things from China on a regular basis are part of the problem! Stop feeding that monster. And Call Your Lawmakers!

[@donw3861]

Hell, Jan 6 protestor got 22 years for NOT entering the capital building.

[@taylorman40x9]

Only 5 years in prison........ LOL

[@durkeethompson4529]

America Got Secerts !!! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@calvinbowen3940]

5 and 15 years...?

[@AJ-yw7hf]

It's the 5 yrs that's especially outrageous! Here's a copy of 1 of my comments above: "..Bergerson got almost 5 yrs.." ALMOST 5 yrs!?! People have gotten in trouble for marijuana & got more than that!!! 4:26: "..the level of effort (China is) devoting against us versus the level of attention we're giving to them.." HEADS SHOULD ROLL because of this failure by America's lawmakers & judicial system TO PROTECT AMERICA from its military enemy, CHINA!!! What. Is. WRONG w/our lawmakers & judicial system!!! You'd better believe that the money American corporations make off the virtual $lave-$ystem in China has a lot to do w/the LAX ATTITUDE about America's Enemy, China! (This comment isn't against Chinese people, many of whom have suffered from the evils of their anti-human-rights government. It's against China's evil governmental system & its defenders.) Look who's trying to help Putin slaughter civilians in Ukraine & commit war crimes: China!!! China recently increased purchases of Russian oil by more than 50% to help the evil dictator, Putin!!! People who buy things from China on a regular basis are part of the problem! Stop feeding that monster. And Call Your Lawmakers!

[@lashropa]

8:40 Ya know, you could probably just ask him to his face. He'd tell you, for free. He'd even listen to your input. I suggest you try honesty sometime. You'd be pleasantly surprised. 👍

[@AJ-yw7hf]

What do you mean? The video content at 8:40 doesn't seem to me to match up w/ your comment, so I'm wondering if you might've made a typo in your comment about where in the video you're talking about.

[@dirkdiggler.]

What Obama thinks？

[@kathleenmccarthy9828]

How can I get 60 min to investigate a story?

[@AJ-yw7hf]

Look up their contact info online. They're broadcast through CBS I think. Contact them.

[@captainnima]

Damn. Amazing work by the FBI though I still think they should have moved in quicker. Not sure why this is a slam dunk case but the politicians trying to overthrow the government on January 6 require more investigation.

[@AshleyQuijano-p9o]

My mom Sheryl Toms has an inner ear communicator in San Antonio Texas and received remote instructions from U S intelligence who began homicidal operations by U S Government. Since 1982 Both My parents received inner ear communicators from U S intelligence government to perform psychological Operations in San Antonio Texas

[@StevenSchoolAlchemy]

you keep focusing on china, but why do i get the idea you're drawing attention from the real bad guys?

[@JudeNance]

Mercy 🥺

[@christophzmiev844]

You got to love the FBI dam they have a sweet job and they're always undercover.

[@ericli2936]

I knew it. They stole the recipe to Slim Jim.

[@Irish_1916]

American agents do the exact same thing.

[@stargazer5073]

This man has a target on his back

[@BetterRedd]

Where are the closed captioning for the deaf???!!!???

[@AJ-yw7hf]

Press on CC below the video. If it wasn't there 4 months ago when you posted your comment, it's there now (although without proper punctuation). I hope that helps. :)

[@MYKINGSYOUTUBE]

It’s just so easy

[@benjaminduval6054]

11:03 she comes across extremely arrogant and smug. Maybe that’s part of the problem..?

[@rickjames18]

What I don't understand is why the US government is so slow to react and why they dish out such weak sentences.

[@E.C.2]

We're infiltrated top to bottom left to right.

[@troyhonda71]

Now we just let joe take them and totally forget where they are

[@lashropa]

Now I'm hungry. Anyone else wanna grab a bite? 🥨

[@voranartsirisubsoontorn9010]

USA has to decide when and how to maintain nation from the communist nation and the world can follow the best leader my dear friend, communism can propagandise but people know by now.

[@fugitive011]

Even if china had the blueprints they dont have the ability to re create that. Maybe in 20 or 30 years. The perception of china is way off for most people. Yeah they have a lot of factories. But they make calculators. We make super computers. They dont have the equipment or the people to maintain the equipment to build such a high end aircraft. Even if they had the blueprints.

[@itsthenewlifeofsomeone1]

5:26 😈😈😈😈 heheheh

[@Raypoota]

Philip S Georges might be a Lebanese agent, too?

[@RangaNayanajithSilva]

Oh she really made me very uncomfortable candy mom...

[@Tertia_Optio]

The Chinese got the designs for nuclear weapons from the CLINTONS in the mid 90's.

[@quicktipoff2484]

That video look so specious

[@AckzaTV]

you mis spelled ELECTION

[@misstara9838]

Good . I hope that taitor rots in jail.

[@HTV-2_Hypersonic_Glide_Vehicle]

4:58

[@acpark11]

“Rebellious Chinese island” uh ….

[@goplease5769]

What about us on us spying why don't you do a 60 mins on Internal spying

[@ouargliadam9922]

Hey.Loqueremos 🌲🌲🌲🆗

[@habu027]

SMERSH

[@KBM144]

He lived a double lifestyle with taxpayers money

[@ericbeattie761]

Isn't espionage a death penalty

[@AJ-yw7hf]

I think it is during wartime. I don't agree with the death penalty because, for 1 thing, it always puts some innocent people to death, but here's a comment of mine from above: "..Bergerson got almost 5 yrs.." ALMOST 5 yrs!?! People have gotten in trouble for marijuana & got more than that!!! 4:26: "..the level of effort (China is) devoting against us versus the level of attention we're giving to them.." HEADS SHOULD ROLL because of this failure by America's lawmakers & judicial system TO PROTECT AMERICA from its military enemy, CHINA!!! What. Is. WRONG w/our lawmakers & judicial system!!! You'd better believe that the money American corporations make off the virtual $lave-$ystem in China has a lot to do w/the LAX ATTITUDE about America's Enemy, China! (This comment isn't against Chinese people, many of whom have suffered from the evils of their anti-human-rights government. It's against China's evil governmental system & its defenders.) Look who's trying to help Putin slaughter civilians in Ukraine & commit war crimes: China!!! China recently increased purchases of Russian oil by more than 50% to help the evil dictator, Putin!!! People who buy things from China on a regular basis are part of the problem! Stop feeding that monster. And Call Your Lawmakers!

[@peternorthrup6274]

The world is going to be a very different place when China puts 2 of are aircraft carriers on the bottom of the pacific.

[@mesropmadzharyan6727]

Trump has left the chat room .

[@whynot828]

This makes me sad. He put all Americans at risk. My God

[@hephaestus6365]

Then, we went and put a Chinese recruit in the Oval Office.

[@AJ-yw7hf]

Russian recruit in the Oval Office almost certainly: Melania - and Don-the-con (conman) Trump. Russian recruit is almost the same as a Chinese recruit.

[@HRTsAFyre]

Trump and Jared and Inanka all do business with the Chinese. Trump and Jared were busted doing business with Chinese businessmen on an official trip to China. They tried to cover it up. Some Real Estate Deal, yeah right. Trump had our Nuclear secrets all along. Plus 2 Chinese spies got into Mar A Lago. Later caught with spy cams. Then the spy who posed as a rich socialite that he golfed with. Now he's hosting the Saudis. He even invited the Taliban to Bedminster on 9/11 a couple years ago when he signed over Afghanistan to them, causing a chaotic exit and the death of 13 troops.

[@PeterMayer]

Traitors!!!

[@bertinorm1574]

The word you're looking for is "selfish" . everyone for themselves. Traitor to who or what? Let's be serious.

[@AJ-yw7hf]

@@bertinorm1574 - Where do you work? Also, in case you hadn't noticed, America has not outlawed freedom of speech, freedom of conscience, freedom of the press, freedom of religion, freedom of peaceable assembly, etc, like CHINA HAS. America isn't perfect, but an American selling America's military secrets to China is being a *Traitor* against the basic freedom principles that America stands for.

[@nrg_elijah5395]

Burgerson looks like he lives at McDonald's

[@e4conveniencestoree4conven87]

If no one noticed, another video uploaded...redirecting I see. Whomever you are behind the scenes, I took into account the following.

[@jameswright4732]

I think they just changed the date at the beginning of the piece. Their first upload dated it as 2021, which was clearly wrong. Here it's corrected to 2010.

[@rhondaragsdale]

There is a reason they let that document go on to it's destination. Think about that. Something fishy. Just sayin.

[@Tiger-cm1qc]

(Re: the 3rd person) All for $2,000???

[@tianqihu4756]

everything is about money

[@zelkocosic3311]

Did they get the 5g technology too

[@seanw2692]

Hey Leslie ya gonna apologise

[@PeterMayer]

Pos

[@kangnamsuperman]

the US military's security is worthless. I'm from the U.S. but my friend worked for the red cross so he just talked to the the guards and we had a great 4th of July dinner on the base

[@nad1ax2]

what are you even talking about?

[@kangnamsuperman]

@@nad1ax2 I suck into US military base to join a BBQ a long time ago. It was so easy.l and you wonder how the Chinese stole our secretes .....

[@B_Bodziak]

@@kangnamsuperman A domestic US base? If there's military housing on the base, civilians are allowed on it. Your experience is hardly the de facto for military security.

[@kangnamsuperman]

@@B_Bodziak In Seoul, South Korea. Like I said their security is worthless. It's more difficult to get into Blizzard's game company's campus

[@vincentkellam8588]

traitor

[@blacktourmalinegod]

Great Questions that what chinese n arabec People want from usa?

[@richardacheampongotuo8781]

God bless U. S. A, indeed In God We trust.💪💪💪

[@kanganwu]

How do you know this story is true.? It seems like it's staged.... I saw this year's ago....

[@e4conveniencestoree4conven87]

Doing the same thing another country is doing to you. If anyone betrays you, then you incarcerate them on charges you have also committed elsewhere. Such hypocrisy.

[@Maximillion666]

Chinese 50 cent party account says what now ?

[@BillySBC]

Okay so name the technology the United States is stealing from other countries... Name the technology, I'll wait. The Chinese are stealing our technology because we have the money and the means to develop it, and they don't. The Russians don't have ten cents to their names, so we're definitely not stealing anything from them.

[@Maximillion666]

@@BillySBC Pro tip : most videos critical of China/Russia are full of state sponsored troll accounts commenting. China : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/50_Cent_Party Russia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Research_Agency

[@BillySBC]

@@Maximillion666 I also notice the second you post a critical response they block you so you can't comment further on youtube.

[@BillySBC]

@@MerwinARTist We're not talking about privacy issues though, we're talking about stealing technological and strategic secrets. What technological secrets is the United States stealing from other countries?

[@ciandahebe5692]

Doing what you currently do to other countries then cry fowl .... the arrogance

[@BillySBC]

Yeah man, I mean we're definitely stealing technological secrets from countries that don't have ten cents to spend on technology... Keep trying bro.

[@Phantasmos]

@@BillySBC 😂😂😂 Why do you think they are where they are ar? After 9/11 there was an exodus if foreign students... research it, some! With thar brain drain, there went 50% of innovation! U.S never developed much without that brain influx!

[@BillySBC]

@@Phantasmos Try to understand something, the United States has ME... and so long as that is the case the United States has GOD on it's side.

[@jeffpotter2934]

@@BillySBC you have not heard of natural materials? Stealing is not exclusive to technologies, bro

[@BillySBC]

@@jeffpotter2934 So you feel the United States is stealing your natural materials? What would that be?