UK man obsessed with James Bond convicted of trying to spy for Russia
Howard Phillips, 65, sought to pass information about former Defence Secretary Grant Shapps to two men he believed were Russian agents.
However, the contacts were actually undercover British intelligence agents.
A jury at Winchester Crown Court found Phillips guilty of assisting what he believed to be a foreign intelligence agency.
The unanimous verdict came after four hours of deliberations.
He was remanded into custody and will be sentenced in autumn although no precise date has been set.
Prosecutors said Phillips offered to turn over Shapps' contact details as well as the location where he kept his private plane to "facilitate the Russians in listening on British defence plans".
The defendant's ex-wife told the court that Phillips "would dream about being like James Bond," and watched films about the British secret services because he was "infatuated with it".
Bethan David, head of the Crown Prosecution Service's counterterrorism division, said the conviction sends a clear message to anyone considering spying for Russia.
"Phillips was brazen in his pursuit for financial gain, and unbothered about the potential detriment to his own country," David said.
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