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US gov IT worker pleads guilty to sending Top Secret files to Ethiopia

Help desk technician agrees to minimum 10-year jail term after being caught copying files for more than 2 years He swore an allegiance to the US, but he was working for someone else.

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An IT specialist with Top Secret clearance who worked across multiple U.S. government departments pleaded guilty to sending sensitive documents to Ethiopia. The investigation found he had been copying files for more than two years. He has agreed to a minimum ten‑year prison sentence.

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