"K=D8HB" wrote in message

[Robert Hanssen's] family lives on a comfortable federal pension at o=
ur
expense. (If I'm ever convicted of a felony --- ANY felony, let al=
one
TREASON --- my family will see zippo-squat-nothing of my federal pens=
ion.)

Remember that a civilian pension is an annuity that the employee
BUYS (is not "given") with after-tax money contributions. After
five years of service, the employee is entitled to the annuity
based on number of years of service and last 3-year high salary.

UNLESS the employee is convicted of treason, the Federal Civil
Service pension annuity must be paid regardless of other criminal
convictions and penalties.

If Hanssen was convicted of treason, the annutity would not be paid
whether he was granted probation/parole, served time or was executed.
If he was executed for some crime other than treason the annutity
would be have to be paid to his surviving spouse.

Your military pension may be different (you may not have been
required to make contributions, for instance) and may have
different terms of retention.

I don't want to hear about any "inside reasons".

I agree though - Hanssen got off very easy - probably because he
knew where important counter-espionage bones were buried and a plea
bargain was the only legal way to get the info from him. So much
for "inside reasons".

Now back to our regular code/nocode bashing.....

--
73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane

From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest
Beaverton (Washington County) Oregon