Former CIA Employee Charged Over Leak of Agency Hacking Tools Known as ‘Vault 7’

Bowen Xiao
Bowen Xiao
Reporter
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On June 18, federal prosecutors hit former CIA employee Joshua Adam Schulte with a barrage of new charges, accusing him of stealing classified national defense information and leaking the sensitive material.

Schulte, who is currently in prison facing child pornography charges from last year, was also accused of criminal copyright infringement, obstruction of justice, and repeatedly violating the Espionage Act.

Bowen Xiao
Bowen Xiao
Reporter
Bowen Xiao was a New York-based reporter at The Epoch Times. He covers national security, human trafficking and U.S. politics.
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