Ex-NSA Employee Sentenced to Nearly 22 Years for Selling American Secrets to Undercover FBI Agent
A former NSA employee who attempted to sell American secrets to the Russians was sentenced to nearly 22 years in federal prison Monday.
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Fed Judge Tosses Statement of NSA Contractor Because FBI Failed to Mirandize Him
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Here’s a big mistake that’s been made over the years by law enforcement. This time it involves a National Security Agency (NSA) contractor. Dell Cameron of Gizmodo reports: In the case of a former National Security Agency (NSA) contractor accused of stealing a huge cache of classified documents, a federal judge…
NSA Head Testifies Trump Failed to Order Action to Combat Russian Meddling
A top U.S. intelligence official told lawmakers Tuesday that President Trump has not ordered his agencies to combat Russia’s continuing inference in the American election process, despite what he called the Kremlin’s “sustained aggression.”
Breaking: At Least 3 People Shot Near NSA Headquarters in Maryland
At least three people, including a police officer, were shot this morning near NSA headquarters in Maryland, and one suspect is in custody, according to local media reports.
FBI Director Doesn’t Want New Barriers Placed On NSA Surveillance Program
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The constant battle over privacy and the need to access information for national security is playing out in Washington. Devlin Barrett of the Washington Post reports: FBI Director Christopher A. Wray warned Friday that changing the rules of a soon-to-expire surveillance program could create new barriers to preventing terrorist attacks, similar…
NSA Leaker Reality Winner Says ‘I Screwed Up Royally’
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Accused National Security Administration leaker Reality Winner revealed she “screwed up royally” when she smuggled classified information — hidden in her pantyhose — out of an NSA facility in Georgia and sent material to the media, according to documents of her FBI interview, ABC News reports. A transcript of Winner’s FBI interview was…
Suspected NSA Leaker Accused of Writing, ‘I Want to Burn the White House Down’
Suspected NSA leader Reality Leigh Winner is accused of writing in a journal, “I want to burn the White House down.”
How FBI Easily Tracked Down Leaker of Top Secret Russia Document
Federal investigators often struggle to uncover national security leakers, but not in the case of Reality Leigh Winner, a government contractor arrested for allegedly sending a top-secret document to a news outlet.