Posted on 07/21/2021 6:52:19 AM PDT by ransomnote
[H/T FReeper 9YearLurker]
An executive assistant at U.S. Indo-Pacific Command’s Joint Intelligence Operation Center who was temporarily assigned to the U.S. Embassy in Manila pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday to removing classified national security information and transporting it to an unauthorized location, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
Asia Janay Lavarello, 31, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court Chief Judge J. Michael Seabright to one count of knowingly removing classified information concerning U.S. national defense or foreign relations and retaining it at an unauthorized location, according to a news release.
Lavarello will be sentenced Nov. 4 and is facing up to five years in prison and other penalties. She is free on an unsecured bond.
“Protecting the national security of the United States is our highest priority, and failing to adhere to the most basic security practices, as this defendant did, is contrary to this critical priority,” said acting U.S. Attorney Judith A. Philips in a news release.
“Government employees are entrusted with a responsibility to ensure classified information is properly handled and secured. Asia Janay Lavarello failed in her duty when she removed classified documents from the U.S. Embassy Manila,” FBI Special Agent in Charge Steven B. Merrill said in a statement.
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Her name is “Asia?” Odd.
No pictures please we know ,LOL
China?
Pictured is Asia Lavarello who served as executive assistant at the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command in Hawaii. She pleaded guilty in federal court to taking numerous classified documents, writings, and notes relating to the national defense or foreign relations of the United States without permission.
Looks like maybe mixed black and Philippine.
Friend of DiFi’s chauffeur?
What’s the penalty for TREASON? And who vetted this thing before allowing her access to classified material?
Not defending her, but she was a grad student working on her thesis, and these documents were part of her research. But now with a felony conviction, maybe she can learn to code...
Being a grad student would still not justify a non-authorized person from taking classified documents. Think of all the Chinese grad students here sending U.S. sensitive information back home.
Ring in the nose but not on a finger.
Meanwhile we have biden and obama and the clintons selling our secrets.
HRC did far worse. When will she be held to account for trashing National Security?
Apparently you can get out “on an unsecured bond” if you mishandle classified materials. But not if you are a undocumented visitor to the capital.
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