FYI - For those unfamiliar with the rules of the US National Industrial Security Program ... those who enjoy the trust of the US government by having a security clearance are required to report foreign national contact (this is not unique to the US) ... they are also required to continue to report such contact should it be ongoing, and most especially if they form a "close and continuing" relationship. It is NOT prohibited. This gent made it a secret, and then he lied, and now he is a convicted felon because he didnt want anyone to know he had a girlfriend .. Self inflicted wound in my book.
As the author of the piece, I too was surprised at how similar the DOJ Indictment and the former employee's piece were in detail. One might deduce, that simultaneously with the publishing of the blog in Medium, she made a call to the Feds re the forged wire transfers (a criminal act).
You are correct. The alleged Federal Crime he committed was forging the wire transfers.
If he pleads out, I imagine he will be given a much reduced sentence and given his erasure of his online presence, it begs the question ... what's next?
Good question .. I crafted a piece back in October and another in November on the Russians targeting the US elections (the RNC, DNC and all the candidates in January 2016 were given a warning directly from the FBI to tighten up their cyber).
Re the implosion within the FSB cyber team .. additional names continue to be revealed, and it would appear that the timing is politically driven for the best effect, while the case itself was put together in Oct/Nov and arrests made in December --- but not publicized until post Trump inauguration .. jury is still out on the rationale - I offered one person's opinion in the second piece on the implosion.
CB
