National Security

NSA leaker Reality Winner gets more than 5 years in prison

By Caitlin Yilek
Published August 23, 2018 3:28pm ET
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NSA leaker Reality Winner gets more than 5 years in prison
Reality Winner, charged with leaking U.S. secrets to a news outlet, walks into the Federal Courthouse in Augusta, Ga. | (Michael Holahan/The Augusta Chronicle via AP)

Reality Winner, who pleaded guilty in June to leaking classified information about Russian interference in the 2016 election, has been sentenced to 63 months in prison.

The former National Security Agency contractor was the first person prosecuted by the Trump administration for leaking classified information.

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