A former State Department information technology administrator procured scores of classified U.S. intelligence reports for a foreign intelligence official, according to an indictment newly unveiled by federal officials.
"The two espionage charges carry a potential penalty of death or any term of years up to life in prison, and the willful retention charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison," the Justice Department noted."A federal judge will determine any sentence based on the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
“Lemma copied and pasted information from at least 85 Intelligence Reports regarding many topics — the majority of which relate to the Relevant Country,” an FBI counterintelligence officer said in a sworn affidavit. “Lemma copied and pasted classified information from Intelligence Reports from non-DOS classified portals into Microsoft Word documents on the classified DOS computer system ...
Lemma, who is also a Justice Department"contract management analyst," and his alleged foreign intelligence handler used an encrypted messaging application to communicate “military activities of a rebel group involved in an armed struggle against the government of the Relevant Country.
“[W]e making [sic] significant progress on averting the … in few days we will achieve the critical milestones,” the foreign intelligence official is quoted as writing to Lemma. “[I]t is great to identify the forward deployed command centers and logistic centers.”Unbeknownst to Lemma, some of his allegedly illicit access to the intelligence information “was observed” on multiple occasions.
“Specifically, Lemma tried to convince the employee that his transaction was not subject to reporting despite deposits in excess of $10,000,” the affidavit states. “Review of Lemma’s U.S. Bank 1 account records further revealed that Lemma made several large deposits, totaling in excess of $55,000, into U.S. Bank 1 between January 1, 2022 until July 17, 2023 ... Lemma intentionally structured his transactions to avoid such reporting requirements.
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