here's cbs's catherine herridge. >> reporter: this case revolves around the technology behind these high-tech. subs and the court record read like an espionage thriller. defendants jonathan toebbe, a nuclear engineer tore the navy and his wife deanna were arrested over the weekend accused of selling nuclear secrets to a foreign government official who was really an f.b.i. agents >> our ersummary program is the biggest defense capability that the u.s. has > eric schmitt worked as an operative >> this is a trusted insider within the network who had access to the secrets and decided he was going to sell them to a foreign power. that is the most dangerous thing we find in counterintelligence >> reporter: toebbe who lived on this quiet street in annapolis, maryland is charged with selling a country the secrets in exchange for $100,000 in crypt occurrencey. an elaborate investigation, with agents telling toebbe to drop off the stolen date in a rarely area in west virginia. among the most sen essential details that toebbe passed information on a data card hidden inside band aids and even a peanut bu

well, there's a lot of new information to get to, and cbs' catherine herridge leads us off tonight from here in washington. good evening, catherine. >> reporter: norah, tonight, law enforcement officials say they're acting out of an abundance of caution but it's also clear they are actively assessing this new intelligence. police in northern virginia, just outside washington, d.c., are on a heightened state of alert, a new law enforcement warning of a potential threat against malls and shopping centers. >> we have increased our police presence throughout the county to include major thoroughfares, transit hubs, shopping plazas and shopping malls. >> reporter: sources tell cbs news the threat oridgeinated with isis, the international terrorist group, and is the basis for the alert. police say the increased law enforcement presence will be in place through the halloween weekend. >> it's just our responsibility to have a greater presence, to be more aware, and to ask the community to have their eyes and ears peeled for suspicious activities. >> reporter: isis has been more active since the

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here is cbs' catherine herridge. >> reporter: in 2016, joe, an army veteran, went to work for a.t.f. as an information specialist in the human resources department. >> i had to maintain the integrity of the information that went into the system. >> reporter: almost immediately, joe, who asked to be disguised and not to use his last name, said he noticed problems. a.t.f. personnel doing administrative jobs were paid a special bonus known as "law enforcement availability pay, or leap for short. >> if you were functioning in an administrative capacity, you don't qualify for the pay, so you're not supposed to get it. a lot of people were getting it. >> reporter: government regulations stipulate the extra pay is reserved for criminal investigators who are on call and expected to work on unschedd additional hours. how big is the bump-up in pay? >> 25%. >> reporter: how much money are we talking about? >> if you made $100,000, and you got leap, you would get $125,000. >> reporter: did you flag the cae jo supervisors were upset about what he told them. joe shared personnel records that show

here is cbs's catherine herridge. >> reporter: this case revolves around the technology behind these high-tech u.s. subs, and the court records read like an espionage thriller. defendants jonathan toebbe, a nuclear engineer for the navy and his wife diana were arrested over the weekend, accused of selling nuclear secrets to a foreign government official who was really an fbi agent. >> our summary program is the biggest defense capability that the u.s. has. >> reporter: eric o'neill worked underanother as an intelligence oper operative. >> this is a trusted insider who had access to the secrets and decided he was going to go sell them to a foreign power that is the most dangerous thing we find in counter intelligence. >> reporter: toebbe, who lived on this quiet street in annapolis, maryland, is charged with offering to sell an unnamed country nuclear secrets in exchange for $100,000 in cryptocurrency. the fbi was tipped by that country and began an elaborate months long investigation with undercover agents telling toebbe to drop off the stolen data in a rural area in west virginia. a

here is cbs' catherine herridge. >> reporter: in 2016, joe, an army veteran, went to work for atf as an information specialist in the human resources department. >> i had to maintain the integrity of the information that went into the system. >> reporter: almost immediately, joe, who asked to be disguised and not to use his last name, said he noticed problems. atf personnel doing administrative jobs were paid a special bonus known as law enforcement availability pay, or l.e.a.p. for short. >> if you were functioning in an administrative capacity, you don't qualify for the po,re sup a lotf people were getting it. >> reporter: government regulations stipulate the extra pay is reserved for criminal investigators who are on call and expected to work unscheduled additional hours. how big is the bump up in pay? >> 25%. >> reporter: how much money are we talking about? >> if you were making $100,000 and you got l.e.a.p., you would get $125,000. >> reporter: did you flag the alleged violation to your supervisors? >> yes. >> reporter: atf emails indicate joe's supervisors were upset about wha

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