The former CIA coder accused of providing WikiLeaks with the CIA's hacking abilities is convicted over 'one of the most brazen and damaging acts of espionage in American history'.
A sentencing date was not immediately set because Schulte still awaits trial on charges of possessing and transporting child pornography.Attorney Sabrina Shroff, who advised Schulte during the trial, told Schulte's mother after the verdict that the outcome was a "kick to the gut, the brain and heart".In his closing, Schulte claimed he was singled out even though "hundreds of people had access to [the information]. … Hundreds of people could have stolen it.
Williams said Schulte, motivated by resentment toward the CIA, leaked to the public and to US adversaries some of the nation's "most valuable intelligence-gathering cyber tools used to battle terrorist organisations and other malign influences around the globe." The prosecutor said Schulte knew the leak would render the CIA's tools "essentially useless, having a devastating effect on our intelligence community by providing critical intelligence to those who wish to do us harm."
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