News is breaking that federal prosecutors have agreed to drop all serious (felony) charges against Thomas Drake, the Maryland whistleblower from the National Security Administration (NSA). In a face-saving ploy by the government, prosecutors insisted that Drake plead guilty to a misdemeanor of exceeding authorized use of a government computer. Drake agreed, with the proviso
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DOJ drops investigation of NSA whistleblower Thomas Tamm
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In 2005, Thomas Tamm worked for the Justice Department’s Office of Intelligence Policy and Review. He leaked information to the New York Times that exposed how the National Security Agency (NSA) was conducting illegal wiretaps. In 2008, Sam Dratch urged here against prosecution of Tamm. Numerous news sources are reporting this week that the Department…
Feds prosecute another whistleblower
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The U.S. Justice Department is prosecuting another whistleblower. According to an indictment by a Baltimore grand jury (reported here by the New York Times), Thomas A. Drake released classified emails showing that the National Security Administration (NSA) wasted billions of taxpayer dollars trying to get computers to collect and sort electronic information. The…