Spies next door? The suburban US couple accused of espionage

Jonathan and Diana Toebbes's story is like a fictional spy caper, blending an all-American couple with technology and betrayal

When accused spies Jonathan and Diana Toebbe were escorted into a West Virginia court to be arraigned on espionage charges, they looked as any middle-aged, suburban couple might: struck by a dramatic turn in circumstances that comes when placed in an orange jumpsuit and restricted by manacles.

But the story of the Toebbes, 42 and 45, is now about as far from typical suburbia as you can get. It's a story that reads like a fictional spy caper, blending a seemingly normal couple with high technology and low espionage.