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Former NSA software developer sentenced for keeping classified materials
Washington Times ^ | 9/25/18 | Andrew Blake

Posted on 09/26/2018 5:59:58 PM PDT by Libloather

Nghia Hoang Pho, a former software developer for the U.S. National Security Agency, was sentenced Tuesday in connection with removing classified material from NSA headquarters in Fort Meade, Maryland.

Pho was ordered to spend 5.5 years behind bars during a hearing held in Baltimore federal court, capping off a curious case that raised questions about possible ties existing between the former NSA employee and leaks of the agency’s highly capable hacking tools.

A naturalized immigrant from Vietnam, Pho was hired by the NSA in 2006 and employed through 2015 as a developer for its Tailored Access Operations (TAO) division, a specialized unit responsible for conducting offensive cyber-operations in support of the agency’s international eavesdropping efforts.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: classified; hillary; nsa; software
Pho’s attorneys claimed that he had no malicious goal in bringing his material home from work, but the government said his conduct resulted in the compromise of critical material.

I wonder if that standard could be applied to Hillary.

1 posted on 09/26/2018 5:59:58 PM PDT by Libloather
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To: Libloather
Can't he just say he didn't intend to commit a crime?
2 posted on 09/26/2018 6:05:24 PM PDT by Telepathic Intruder
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To: Libloather

Duh - he should have wiped it, like with a cloth.

BleachBit FTW...


3 posted on 09/26/2018 6:16:10 PM PDT by Zeppo ("Happy Pony is on - and I'm NOT missing Happy Pony")
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To: Telepathic Intruder

“Former NSA software developer sentenced for keeping classified materials”

Meanwhile, Hillary spreads everything we’ve got all over the world. Nice going Jeff.


4 posted on 09/26/2018 6:18:29 PM PDT by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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To: Libloather

This guy got 5.5 years for retaining classified material.
Hillary gets accolades.


5 posted on 09/26/2018 6:29:36 PM PDT by Sasparilla ( I'm Not Tired of Winning)
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Must have found an unreasonable prosecutor.


6 posted on 09/26/2018 7:34:27 PM PDT by The_Media_never_lie ("The MSM is the enemy of the American people"...Democrat Pat Caddell)
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To: Libloather

NSA is the biggest employer in Maryland, it is estimated the agency employees 40,000 + people. They don’t deign to let us know for sure. The estimated budget is around 10 billion, again it is classified. Snowden said it was around 50 billion off the books for surveillance and data collection, if I recall.

Freegards


7 posted on 09/26/2018 7:43:30 PM PDT by Ransomed
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"The counter-attack was SOOO much faster this time, it was like...they were WAITING for us..."


8 posted on 09/26/2018 8:05:08 PM PDT by gaijin
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To: Libloather

Hildabeast could not be reached for comment.


9 posted on 09/26/2018 9:41:36 PM PDT by Jmouse007 (Lord God Almighty, deliver us from this evil in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, amen.)
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