Classified Information

A scientist credited with helping discover evidence of water on the moon was arrested Monday on charges of attempting to pass classified information to an FBI agent posing as an Israeli intelligence officer. Stewart David Nozette, 52, of Chevy Chase, Md., was charged in a criminal complaint with attempting to communicate, deliver and transmit classified information, the Justice Department said. The complaint does not allege that the government of Israel or anyone acting on its behalf violated U.S. law. Nozette was arrested by FBI agents and is expected to make his initial appearance in federal court in Washington today.