April 30, 2024 at 01:12PM
A former NSA employee has been sentenced to 262 months in prison for attempting to act as a Russian spy. Jareh Sebastian Dalke pleaded guilty to six counts of attempting to transmit top-secret information to a foreign agent. He contacted an undercover FBI agent and attempted to sell classified national defense information. This resulted in his arrest and sentencing.
Meeting Notes Summary:
– A former NSA employee, Jareh Sebastian Dalke, has been sentenced to 262 months in prison for attempting to act as a Russian spy.
– He pleaded guilty to six counts of attempted transmission of top-secret information to a foreign agent.
– Dalke, during his short tenure at the NSA, accumulated top secret documents with national defense information (NDI).
– After leaving the NSA, he made contact with an individual he thought was a Russian agent, and attempted to sell top secret documents for $85k. This person turned out to be an undercover FBI agent.
– On September 28, Dalke sent the documents to the FBI agent at Union Station in Denver, thinking he was providing them to a Russian agent.
– Attorney General Merrick Garland emphasized the severity of Dalke’s actions and highlighted the determined efforts to hold those who betray the country accountable.
– Assuming he can’t serve his counts concurrently and doesn’t get out early, Dalke will be released in January 2046 at the age of 53 or 54.
– The incident highlights potential concerns regarding the handling of classified materials, as both Dalke and another individual named Teixeira were seemingly incompetent in leaking info, prompting a suggestion to review who gets access to classified materials within the US government.