NSA Leaker Sentenced To Five Years In Prison
  • 6 years ago
According to CNN, a former government contractor has been sentenced to prison for leaking confidential information to the media.
The 26-year-old received a federal sentence of 63 months in prison, with three years of supervised release.
Reality Winner faced up to 10-years in prison, including a $250,000, but reached a plea deal with prosecutors.
The former US Air Force linguist was accused of providing a report about Russian military intelligence cyberattack in 2016 to an online news outlet.
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