article_snippet: Marcin Kostrzewa (pictured today arriving at Plymouth Crown Court) allegedly broke into Marcin Kostrzewa (pictured today arriving at Plymouth Crown Court)
article_snippet: Marcin Kostrzewa (pictured today arriving at Plymouth Crown Court) was sentenced to four-and-a-half years behind bars after a jury at Plymouth Crown Court took less than an hour to find Marcin Kostrzewa (pictured today arriving at Plymouth Crown Court) guilty following a three day trial.
article_snippet: Marcin Kostrzewa (pictured today arriving at Plymouth Crown Court) then contacted the Polish embassy and tried to sell the information for £50,000 but was trapped in an undercover sting.
article_snippet: Marcin Kostrzewa (pictured today arriving at Plymouth Crown Court) had denied committing the burglary between January and April 2014 and claimed Marcin Kostrzewa (pictured today arriving at Plymouth Crown Court) had found the contents in a bin as Marcin Kostrzewa (pictured today arriving at Plymouth Crown Court) was carrying out research for a spy novel.
article_snippet: The 31-year-old claims Marcin Kostrzewa (pictured today arriving at Plymouth Crown Court) just wanted to get arrested so Marcin Kostrzewa (pictured today arriving at Plymouth Crown Court) could meet a real MI5 Agent.
article_snippet: But jailing Marcin Kostrzewa (pictured today arriving at Plymouth Crown Court) for four and a half years, Recorder John Williams said: 'You are not the bumbling fool you have sought to portray in your evidence. '
article_snippet: Alexander Chalk, for the Crown Prosecution Service, said the Pole had previous convictions in Pole home country, including robbery and burglary.
highlights_snippet: Jailed for four-and-a-half years after jury finds him guilty of burglary .