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Embassy Guard Convicted of Espionage in the Court of Appeal

www.nettavisen.no • September 22, 2026

En mann som jobbet som sikkerhetsvakt ved USAs ambassade, er dømt til fengsel i tre år og seks måneder for spionasje.

Det går fram av en fersk dom fra Borgarting lagmannsrett. Mannen er dømt for grov etterretningsvirksomhet og grov avsløring av statshemmeligheter.

Mannen jobbet som sikkerhetsvakt på den amerikanske ambassaden.

I dommen kommer det fram at mannen samlet inn og avslørte overfor Russland og Iran blant annet personsensitive opplysninger om et stort antall ansatte ved ambassaden.

Han ga også opplysninger om andre forhold ved anbassaden, som etasjeplaner og evakueringsplaner.

Han mottok betaling for dette fra begge land.

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US Embassy Security Guard Convicted of Espionage A former security guard at the US Embassy in Oslo, Mohamed Orahhou, has been sentenced to three years and six months in prison for espionage. He was convicted of sharing sensitive information with Russian and Iranian authorities, including names, addresses, and contact details of embassy staff, as well as evacuation plans. The court found that he had offered nearly all the information he had access to, receiving payments of 10,000 euros from Russia and approximately 100,000 kroner in Bitcoin from Iran. Orahhou's defense argues that the information was largely publicly available or fabricated, raising questions about the boundaries of criminal liability in espionage cases. The conviction follows an initial sentence of three years and seven months from a lower court, which was slightly reduced on appeal. The case is not yet final, as his legal team is considering an appeal to the Supreme Court. 4 sources 43

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