Howard Phillips, a 65-year-old from Harlow, Essex, was convicted of aiding a foreign intelligence service after providing personal information about then defense secretary Grant Shapps to two undercover officers posing as Russian agents. This information included Shapps' home address and the location of his private plane. Phillips, who claimed to be retired and had met Shapps at a synagogue, sought easy money through these actions. He was arrested in May 2024 and charged under the National Security Act after the incident was uncovered.
Howard Phillips, 65, was found guilty of assisting a foreign intelligence service by handing over personal details of then defence secretary Grant Shapps to undercover officers he believed to be Russian agents.
Phillips provided a USB stick with sensitive information about Shapps, including his home address and the location of his private plane, seeking easy money in the process.
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