A senior adviser to the Treasury Department on Monday pleaded guilty to conspiring to unlawfully leak information about President TrumpDonald John Trump Democratic challenger on Van Drew’s party switch: ‘He betrayed our community’ Rand Paul pledges to force Hunter Biden vote if GOP backs Dem impeachment witnesses Trump plans to divert .2 billion from Pentagon for border wall construction: report MORE’s former campaign chairman Paul ManafortPaul John ManafortTreasury adviser pleads guilty to making unauthorized disclosures in case involving Manafort DOJ argues Democrats no longer need Mueller documents after impeachment vote Trump had brief encounter with Giuliani on Saturday MORE to the media, according to Bloomberg.
Natalie Mayflower Sours Edwards pleaded guilty in federal court in Manhattan to conspiring to make unauthorized disclosures while she was working at the department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network.
Edwards had been charged with leaking suspicious activity reports to a journalist. In January, her attorney reportedly defended her actions as civic whistleblowing and said the federal government was targeting her for “doing the right thing.”
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The Justice Department’s prosecution of Edwards and former IRS analyst John Fry, who pleaded guilty to leaking suspicious activity reports pertaining to Trump’s former attorney Michael CohenMichael Dean CohenTreasury adviser pleads guilty to making unauthorized disclosures in case involving Manafort Michael Cohen calls for early release from prison The rise of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in 2019 MORE, represent an escalation against leaks to the media, according to Bloomberg.
Federal prosecutors said Edwards leaked data relating to payments connected to Manafort and the Trump campaign’s former deputy manager Richard Gates, as well as Prevezon Holdings, a Russian company linked to money laundering and gun-rights activist Maria ButinaMaria ButinaRecently jailed Maria Butina rewarded with new show on Russia Today Russia offers Maria Butina a job at human rights commission Butina deported to Russia after release from prison MORE, who pleaded guilty to conspiracy to act as an unregistered foreign agent.
The filing does not specify which reporter or outlet Edwards allegedly leaked to, but cites materials published by BuzzFeed.
Manafort was convicted in August 2018 of lying to officials regarding his earnings as a political consultant in Ukraine and later pleaded guilty to conspiring to illegal lobbying and money laundering, and was sentenced to a total of 7 1/2 years. Gates, who went on to serve as a witness for former special counsel Robert MuellerRobert (Bob) Swan MuellerSchiff: Trump acquittal in Senate trial would not signal a ‘failure’ Jeffries blasts Trump for attack on Thunberg at impeachment hearing Live coverage: House Judiciary to vote on impeachment after surprise delay MORE, pleaded guilty to false statements and conspiracy and was sentenced to 45 days in jail.
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