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posted by takyon on Thursday June 28 2018, @01:05AM   Printer-friendly
from the reality-check dept.

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Reality Winner pleads guilty to leaking NSA election hacking data

Reality Winner was expected to plead guilty to leaking NSA data, and she's done just that. The whistleblower has officially pleaded guilty to a charge of unlawful retention and dissemination of national defense information. Sentencing will have to wait, but the felony carries a maximum penalty of 63 months (5.25 years) with up to three years of supervised release.

Winner faced the charge after giving The Intercept NSA documents that showed Russia's military intelligence wing, the GRU, attempting to hijack the computers of 122 local election officials ahead of the 2016 American vote. The NSA had determined that Russia wanted to collect information about election-related hardware and software in what could have been a precursor to manipulating the vote itself.

Previously: Feds Arrest NSA Contractor in Leak of Top Secret Russia Document
Reality Winner NSA Leak Details Revealed by Court Transcript


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 28 2018, @08:13AM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 28 2018, @08:13AM (#699719)

    What's troll about this? There is a good chance the Left will embrace her, and running for office is given.

  • (Score: 2) by SanityCheck on Friday June 29 2018, @09:08PM

    by SanityCheck (5190) on Friday June 29 2018, @09:08PM (#700353)

    The truth is a troll to certain segment of the population, as it creates an overwhelming emotional response.