A former US Navy Seal who wrote a bestseller about his role in the raid that killed Osama Bin Laden is to pay nearly $7m (£5m) to the government for violating non-disclosure agreements.
Matt Bissonette failed to get clearance from the Pentagon before the book No Easy Day was published in 2012.
He has agreed to forfeit all profits and royalties, as well as film rights and speaking fees.
In exchange, the government will dismiss other liability claims.
Source: BBC News
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday August 22 2016, @06:09PM
Not just prudent - failure for a clearance-holder to report mishandled classified info even if they're the one to receive it via an improper channel is a federal crime
from 18 USC 793 (f) [cornell.edu]