( CNN ) -- German prosecutors ordered the arrest this week of a German citizen on suspicion of spying for foreign intelligence agencies . A day later , on Friday , the German foreign office called in the U.S. ambassador to discuss it . Foreign Secretary Stephan Steinlein `` requested the U.S. ambassador participate in a rapid solving '' of the spying case , Germany 's foreign office said in a statement . Both the German prosecutor and the foreign office released scarce information , but officials have spoken in detail with German journalists , who published many reports on the allegations of renewed U.S. spying on the country . The reports re-inflamed public anger at the U.S. government . The suspect , a German intelligence employee , allegedly stole government documents , according to German media reports . These included papers taken from the German parliament 's special committee to address the National Security Agency spying . The employee allegedly sold them to U.S. intelligence representatives for thousands of dollars , according to multiple reports . Germany investigating alleged U.S. surveillance of Merkel 's phone . India summons U.S. diplomat over report of NSA spying . Opinion : A year after Snowden , the real costs of NSA surveillance .
German prosecutors arrested a German citizen on allegations of spying for a foreign country . Its foreign office asked the U.S. ambassador to help them quickly solve the case . The suspect stole government documents and sold them to U.S. agents , according to reports .