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Utah official says wannabe Russian spy didn’t access sensitive data on state computers; no charges sought

Investigators say Travis Lee Bailey, a self-described wannabe spy for Russia, did not obtain any sensitive documents during the two weeks he worked for the Utah Department of Technology Services.

That comes after Bailey, a non-practicing attorney, said he “found a gold mine” of documents because of lax security that he called “an absolute horrendous joke.” He said he passed them onto Russia, where he has been working to obtain asylum.

“We looked at his computers, and found that he did not access any sensitive information,” Stephanie Weteling, spokeswoman for the department, said Monday.

“Because he did not take anything sensitive, we are not pursuing any charges against him,” she said.