Office of Public Affairs Former CIA Analyst Sentenced to Over Three Years in Prison for Unlawfully Transmitting Top Secret National Defense Information United States Department of Justice
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ppArchived NewsppA former CIA analyst was sentenced today to 37 months in prison for unlawfully retaining and transmitting Top Secret National Defense Information to people who were not entitled to receive it information which was publicly posted on social media platforms in October 2024ppAccording to court documents Asif William Rahman 34 of Vienna was an employee of the CIA since 2016 and had a Top Secret security clearance with access to Sensitive Compartmented Information SCI until his employment was terminated after his arrestppFor months this defendant betrayed the American people and the oaths he took upon entering his office by leaking some of our Nations most closely held secrets said John Eisenberg Assistant Attorney General for National Security As this case demonstrates the Department of Justice will continue to protect our nation by vigorously investigating and prosecuting leakers who compromise our nations securityppAsif Rahman violated his position of trust by illegally accessing removing and transmitting Top Secret documents vital to the national security of the United States and its allies said Erik S Siebert US Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia The urgency with which Mr Rahman was identified arrested charged and prosecuted is a testament to the commitment and professionalism of the investigators and prosecutors who brought him to justice This case should serve as a stern warning to those who choose to place their own goals over their allegiance to our nationppBy stealing and divulging classified information and then attempting to conceal his crimes Asif Rahman not only violated the law he also betrayed his oath as a government employee and his responsibility to the American people said Assistant Director Roman Rozhavsky of the FBIs Counterintelligence Division Now he will pay the price for putting American lives and US national security at risk Let this be a warning to all clearance holders The FBI will exhaust all avenues to find and bring to justice anyone no matter who they are who endangers our nation by disclosing sensitive information without authorizationppOn Oct 17 2024 Rahman accessed and printed two Top Secret documents containing National Defense Information regarding a US foreign ally and its planned actions against a foreign adversary Rahman removed the documents photographed them and transmitted them to individuals he knew were not entitled to receive them By Oct 18 2024 the documents appeared publicly on multiple social media platforms complete with the classification markings After Oct 17 2024 Rahman engaged in a deletion campaign of work product on his Top Secret work stationppIn 2024 continuing through November Rahman repeatedly accessed and printed classified National Defense Information including documents classified up to the Top Secret and further compartmented levels that he learned in the course of his employment and transmitted to multiple individuals he knew were not entitled to receive itppRahman was indicted by a grand jury on Nov 7 2024 and was arrested by the FBI as he arrived to work on Nov 12 2024 On Jan 17 Rahman pleaded guilty to two counts of willful retention and transmission of classified information related to the national defense He has remained in custody since his arrestppThe FBI Washington Field Office investigated the caseppAssistant US Attorney Troy A Edwards Jr for the Eastern District of Virginia and Trial Attorney Christopher Cook of the National Security Divisions Counterintelligence and Export Control Section prosecuted the case ppEdward Kelley 36 of Maryville Tennessee was sentenced to life in prison today in the Eastern District of Tennessee at KnoxvilleppThe Justice Department today announced that Noah Lamb 24 was charged in the Eastern District of California in an eightcount indictment for conspiracy soliciting the murder of federal officials andppTwo nationals of the Peoples Republic of China PRC made their initial appearances in federal court in Portland Oregon and Houston Texas yesterday to face charges issued out of theppOffice of Public AffairsUS Department of Justice950 Pennsylvania Avenue NWWashington DC 20530ppOffice of Public Affairs Direct Line2025142007ppDepartment of Justice Main Switchboard2025142000ppSignup for Email UpdatesSocial MediappppHave a question about Government Servicesp
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ppArchived NewsppA former CIA analyst was sentenced today to 37 months in prison for unlawfully retaining and transmitting Top Secret National Defense Information to people who were not entitled to receive it information which was publicly posted on social media platforms in October 2024ppAccording to court documents Asif William Rahman 34 of Vienna was an employee of the CIA since 2016 and had a Top Secret security clearance with access to Sensitive Compartmented Information SCI until his employment was terminated after his arrestppFor months this defendant betrayed the American people and the oaths he took upon entering his office by leaking some of our Nations most closely held secrets said John Eisenberg Assistant Attorney General for National Security As this case demonstrates the Department of Justice will continue to protect our nation by vigorously investigating and prosecuting leakers who compromise our nations securityppAsif Rahman violated his position of trust by illegally accessing removing and transmitting Top Secret documents vital to the national security of the United States and its allies said Erik S Siebert US Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia The urgency with which Mr Rahman was identified arrested charged and prosecuted is a testament to the commitment and professionalism of the investigators and prosecutors who brought him to justice This case should serve as a stern warning to those who choose to place their own goals over their allegiance to our nationppBy stealing and divulging classified information and then attempting to conceal his crimes Asif Rahman not only violated the law he also betrayed his oath as a government employee and his responsibility to the American people said Assistant Director Roman Rozhavsky of the FBIs Counterintelligence Division Now he will pay the price for putting American lives and US national security at risk Let this be a warning to all clearance holders The FBI will exhaust all avenues to find and bring to justice anyone no matter who they are who endangers our nation by disclosing sensitive information without authorizationppOn Oct 17 2024 Rahman accessed and printed two Top Secret documents containing National Defense Information regarding a US foreign ally and its planned actions against a foreign adversary Rahman removed the documents photographed them and transmitted them to individuals he knew were not entitled to receive them By Oct 18 2024 the documents appeared publicly on multiple social media platforms complete with the classification markings After Oct 17 2024 Rahman engaged in a deletion campaign of work product on his Top Secret work stationppIn 2024 continuing through November Rahman repeatedly accessed and printed classified National Defense Information including documents classified up to the Top Secret and further compartmented levels that he learned in the course of his employment and transmitted to multiple individuals he knew were not entitled to receive itppRahman was indicted by a grand jury on Nov 7 2024 and was arrested by the FBI as he arrived to work on Nov 12 2024 On Jan 17 Rahman pleaded guilty to two counts of willful retention and transmission of classified information related to the national defense He has remained in custody since his arrestppThe FBI Washington Field Office investigated the caseppAssistant US Attorney Troy A Edwards Jr for the Eastern District of Virginia and Trial Attorney Christopher Cook of the National Security Divisions Counterintelligence and Export Control Section prosecuted the case ppEdward Kelley 36 of Maryville Tennessee was sentenced to life in prison today in the Eastern District of Tennessee at KnoxvilleppThe Justice Department today announced that Noah Lamb 24 was charged in the Eastern District of California in an eightcount indictment for conspiracy soliciting the murder of federal officials andppTwo nationals of the Peoples Republic of China PRC made their initial appearances in federal court in Portland Oregon and Houston Texas yesterday to face charges issued out of theppOffice of Public AffairsUS Department of Justice950 Pennsylvania Avenue NWWashington DC 20530ppOffice of Public Affairs Direct Line2025142007ppDepartment of Justice Main Switchboard2025142000ppSignup for Email UpdatesSocial MediappppHave a question about Government Servicesp
