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USA v. Schulte

  1. February 01, 2024

    Ex-CIA Coder Who Sent Secrets To WikiLeaks Gets 40 Years

    Joshua Schulte, a former CIA programmer convicted of leaking classified material to WikiLeaks and of child pornography charges, was sentenced to 40 years in prison Thursday by a Manhattan federal judge, who declined prosecutors' request to put the Texas computer expert away for life.

  2. August 29, 2023

    Ex-CIA Coder's Conviction Mostly Upheld In WikiLeaks Case

    A Manhattan federal judge on Tuesday upheld most of a former CIA employee's convictions related to him leaking classified material to WikiLeaks, saying the evidence was "more than sufficient" for a jury to reasonably find him guilty of espionage and computer hacking, but that his obstruction count can be overturned.

  3. March 23, 2023

    Judge Rejects Ex-CIA Coder's 'Frivolous' Recusal Bid

    A New York federal judge refused Thursday to remove himself from the case of a former CIA programmer who is challenging his conviction for leaking government secrets to WikiLeaks, slamming the recusal bid as having no valid basis.

  4. July 13, 2022

    Ex-CIA Coder Found Guilty In WikiLeaks Case

    A Manhattan federal jury on Wednesday convicted former CIA programmer Joshua Schulte of espionage for stealing government hacking secrets and feeding them to WikiLeaks to get back at coworkers, rejecting Schulte's contention that he was an innocent bystander targeted as a scapegoat.

  5. July 12, 2022

    Quiet WikiLeaks Jury Mulls Ex-CIA Coder's Fate For 3rd Day

    A Manhattan federal judge on Tuesday coached a jury deliberating the fate of former CIA coder Joshua Schulte on a technical legal point, answering the only substantive question jurors deliberating espionage charges against Schulte have asked over three days.

  6. July 07, 2022

    Ex-CIA Coder A 'Ticking Time Bomb,' Feds Tell WikiLeaks Jury

    A Manhattan federal jury is set to deliberate espionage charges against Joshua Schulte, a former CIA programmer accused of feeding secrets to WikiLeaks, after prosecutors said Thursday that "devastating evidence" proves he betrayed the U.S. while thinking he could get away with it.

  7. July 06, 2022

    Ex-CIA Coder Pokes At Semi-Secret WikiLeaks Trial Witnesses

    A former CIA programmer suspected of stealing hacking secrets and feeding them to WikiLeaks got a former colleague to opine Wednesday that the spy agency's computer security was not as strong as the National Security Agency's.

  8. June 29, 2022

    Virus Not A 'Get Out Of Jail Free Card' For CIA Trial Jury

    A Manhattan federal judge excused a second juror Wednesday in the trial of a former CIA coder accused of feeding secrets to WikiLeaks, telling the remaining jurors they will have to stick it out even if more positive COVID-19 tests necessitate a pause.

  9. June 14, 2022

    Ex-CIA Coder Rips Gov't At WikiLeaks Espionage Retrial

    A jailed computer expert told a Manhattan federal jury Tuesday that he has falsely been labeled a "traitor," arguing on his own behalf and denying charges accusing him of stealing CIA hacking secrets while he worked at the spy agency as a programmer and feeding the data to WikiLeaks.

  10. January 26, 2022

    Ex-CIA Coder Can't Get New Legal Help For Espionage Retrial

    A Manhattan federal judge on Wednesday refused to replace the standby counsel helping former CIA programmer Joshua Schulte prepare to represent himself at an upcoming espionage retrial, despite a breakdown in the attorney-client relationship.

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