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US government snitch-finder pleads guilty to leaking state secrets to foreign spies

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Feed Name: The Register (Security)

Threat Score
72/100

Date Published: 2026-08-28

Date Updated: 2026-08-29

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A former DIA IT specialist with top-secret/SCI access pleaded guilty after an FBI sting in which he attempted to provide classified intelligence to a purported foreign spy; he collected and transposed top-secret materials onto removable media, used dead-drop methods and electronic transfers, and was arrested during a staged handoff, with a plea recommending 11–18 years' imprisonment.

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