Latest "Reality Winner" stories

HBO film based on NSA leaker Reality Winner slated for May 29 release

"Reality" premieres on May 29 on Max.

By Sarah Sicard

7 months ago

Former Air Force translator, NSA contractor in leak case released from prison

Reality Winner was sentenced to five years and three months in prison, which prosecutors said at the time was the longest ever imposed for leaking government information to the news media.

2 years ago

To limit leaks to the public, Senate panel takes step to better protect whistleblowers

The Senate Intelligence Committee has taken steps to make it easier for members of the intelligence community to report possibly illegal actions in their agencies without reprisals, a move aimed at preventing another WikiLeaks scandal.

By Dwight Weingarten, Medill News Service

5 years ago

Ex-NSA contractor expected to plead guilty in document theft case

The former U.S. Navy lieutenant was charged with the willful retention of national defense information and was arrested by the FBI in August 2016.

5 years ago

Leaker of secret report on Russian hacking sentenced

A former government contractor who pleaded guilty to mailing a classified U.S. report to a news organization was sentenced on Thursday.

5 years ago

Air Force vet facing ‘longest sentence’ ever for leaking to media

Ex-National Security Agency contractor Reality Winner is scheduled for sentencing Aug. 23 by a federal judge in Augusta. She pleaded guilty in June.

5 years ago