NSA leaker Reality Winner sentenced to more than 5 years in prison
A former government contractor accused of leaking confidential information to the media has been sentenced to more than five years in prison.
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A former government contractor accused of leaking confidential information to the media has been sentenced to more than five years in prison.
Reality Winner, a former government contractor accused of leaking confidential information to the media, pleaded guilty as charged on Tuesday, according to court documents.
Reality Winner pleaded not guilty in federal court Thursday to one charge in connection with removing classified material from a government facility and giving it to an unauthorized person.
Armed FBI agents surrounded Reality Winner as she walked into her Georgia home after a trip to the grocery store.
Before she was accused of mailing classified information to a media outlet, Reality Winner was a Texas-raised linguist, yoga instructor and animal lover who regularly took to social media to blast President Donald Trump.