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'Terrorism Enhancement' Applied Against Ex-CIA Programmer For Leaking Represents A Stark Development

'Terrorism Enhancement' Applied Against Ex-CIA Programmer For Leaking Represents A Stark Development

A United States judge applied a “terrorism enhancement” when sentencing former CIA programmer Joshua Schulte, who was convicted of disclosing "Vault 7" materials to WikiLeaks.

In Leak Prosecutions, US Government Treats Use Of Privacy Tools As Criminal Activity

In Leak Prosecutions, US Government Treats Use Of Privacy Tools As Criminal Activity

The following article was made possible by paid subscribers of The Dissenter. Become a subscriber and support independent journalism in defense of press freedom. In Espionage Act prosecutions involving leaks, attorneys at the United States (DOJ) consistently treat the use of privacy tools as evidence of criminality. This tendency should

US Justice Department Tries To Stifle Alleged WikiLeaks Source's Challenge To Cruel Confinement

Metropolitan Correctional Center New York (Photo: Bureau of Prisons) The United States Justice Department is attempting to foil former CIA engineer Joshua Schulte's challenge to his harsh confinement conditions at the Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) in New York. Assistant U.S. Attorney Charles Jacob argued in a letter