Court Actions
Court decisions and other developments in court cases and investigations that relate to intelligence employees, intelligence issues, or that otherwise are of national security interest.
Former CIA Engineer Convicted in WikiLeaks Espionage Case Reuters, 13 July 2022
A former CIA software engineer was convicted of leaking classified information to WikiLeaks, in one of the biggest such thefts in CIA history. Jurors in a Manhattan federal court convicted Joshua Schulteon eight espionage charges and one obstruction charge over the so-called Vault 7 leak.
See prior reporting on this case: Former CIA employee pleads not guilty to leaks charges (From AP News)
DIA counterterrorism analyst charged with leaking classified Top Secret documents to journalists. See https://federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce/2019/10/us-official-charged-with-leaking-secrets-to-journalists-2/
Former DIA official sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for attempted espionage. See https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/former-intelligence-officer-convicted-attempted-espionage-sentenced-10-years-federal-prison
U.S. reveals previously sealed Grand Jury Indictment of Julian Assange under the Espionage Act for conspiring to steal government secrets. (See 11 April 2019, USA Today
Former Air Force Intelligence Agent charged with Spying for Iran (NYTimes, February 14, 2019)Ex-CIA contractor gets 90 days for unauthorized retention of classified material (From AP News)
Citizens group wants prosecutions over rendition program