Posted on 07/05/2016 10:12:45 AM PDT by dynachrome
SACRAMENTO, CA—Bryan H. Nishimura, 50, of Folsom, pleaded guilty today to unauthorized removal and retention of classified materials,
U.S. Magistrate Judge Kendall J. Newman immediately sentenced Nishimura to two years of probation, a $7,500 fine, and forfeiture of personal media containing classified materials. Nishimura was further ordered to surrender any currently held security clearance and to never again seek such a clearance.
Nishimura was a Naval reservist deployed in Afghanistan in 2007 and 2008. In his role as a Regional Engineer for the U.S. military in Afghanistan, Nishimura had access to classified briefings and digital records that could only be retained and viewed on authorized government computers. Nishimura, however, caused the materials to be downloaded and stored on his personal, unclassified electronic devices and storage media. He carried such classified materials on his unauthorized media when he traveled off-base in Afghanistan and, ultimately, carried those materials back to the United States at the end of his deployment. In the United States, Nishimura continued to maintain the information on unclassified systems in unauthorized locations, and copied the materials onto at least one additional unauthorized and unclassified system.
Nishimura’s actions came to light in early 2012, when he admitted to Naval personnel that he had handled classified materials inappropriately. Nishimura later admitted that, , he destroyed a large quantity of classified materials he had maintained in his home. Despite that, when the Federal Bureau of Investigation searched Nishimura’s home in May 2012, agents recovered numerous classified materials in digital and hard copy forms. The investigation did not reveal evidence that Nishimura intended to distribute classified information to unauthorized personnel.
This case was the product of an investigation by the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Assistant United States Attorney Jean M. Hobler prosecuted the case.
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Bryan H. Nishimura is a little people.
Rules are only for peasants.
He needs to get Hillary Clintons lawyers to represent him.
Another “spitting on the sidewalk” prosecution compared to what Hillary skated on. Some animals are just more equal than others. Get used to it, peasants!
Some are more “equal” than others.......
Just another “slap in the face” to real Americans.....
WOW, what a clear comparison.
Unfortunately for Nishimura, he’s not Hillary.
Rules apply to the serfs only.
Sue for violation under the equal protection protection clause.
Any eighteen year-old member of the armed forces who works in a communications or administrative job already knows damned well that what Hillary did willfully violated all sorts of guidelines for handling classified information.
And they would be punished as this article demonstrates. All those who’ve been saying Comey is above reproach have egg all over the faces today, and Comey has sealed his legacy for all time.
FBI...screw ‘em. This guy was a mere peasant....they’re tough on those people. How brave of them.
I guess there was a prosecutor that would take this case.
The One could not be happier with how this situation is panning out, IMO. He has “broken” the judicial system of the united states, no one has faith in our justice system now, no one. O must be so pleased!
He slams our police at every turn, he ignores and refuses to enforce our borders....oh $hit....I am just sick to my stomach......
Under Saddam Hussein, his sons and other family members could do anything they wanted to, and get away with it. They were psychopaths, yet they never were held accountable for anything, and broke the law at will.
Common people under Saddam were given harsh and evil punishments for breaking the law in small ways.
Under the Democrats, how is our government different than his?
He is not politically connected; he is not queen.
hat tip: Stephen Green, VodkaPundit
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