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posted by martyb on Tuesday March 10 2020, @06:18PM   Printer-friendly
from the no-double-jeopardy,-right? dept.

Minor convictions for ex-CIA coder in hacking tools case

A former CIA software engineer accused of stealing a massive trove of the agency's hacking tools and handing it over to WikiLeaks was convicted of only minor charges Monday, after a jury deadlocked on the more serious espionage counts against him.

Joshua Schulte, who worked as a coder at the agency's headquarters in Langley, Virginia, was convicted by a jury of contempt of court and making false statements after a four-week trial in Manhattan federal court that offered an unusual window into the CIA's digital sleuthing and the team that designs computer code to spy on foreign adversaries.

After deliberating since last week, the jury was unable to reach a verdict on the more significant charges. They had notified U.S. District Judge Paul A. Crotty on Friday that they had reached consensus on two counts, but were unable to reach a verdict on eight others.

Previously: Suspect Identified in C.I.A. Leak was Charged, but Not for the Breach


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  • (Score: 1) by anubi on Wednesday March 11 2020, @01:49AM

    by anubi (2828) on Wednesday March 11 2020, @01:49AM (#969393) Journal

    You know too much. You have to start your own company. Nobody wants someone working for them which is better than they are. Who is qualified to be your boss? Getting the job done is not what they are looking for. They want an obedient subordinate, hopefully saddled under lots of family obligations and debt.

    Companies rapidly grow into leadership entities. Everyone at the top gets paid like a gentleman. At that level, getting paid is top concern. Whether the thing they make met the customer's need is a minor concern to be settled among the minions.

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    "Prove all things; hold fast that which is good." [KJV: I Thessalonians 5:21]