A former FBI intelligence analyst was sentenced to nearly four years in prison on Wednesday for keeping hundreds of classified documents at her residence, specifically her bathroom.
The ex-FBI analyst Kendra Kingsbury violated the Espionage Act, similar to former President Donald Trump's indictment charges. The MAGA leader allegedly kept sensitive government documents in his Mar-a-Lago Home.
Ex-FBI Analyst Faced Keeping Classified Document
MIAMI - JUNE 23: The FBI building that was allegedly one of the targets of a group of seven individuals, who were arrested yesterday, is seen June 23, 2006 in Miami, Florida. According to reports, the suspected terror group also wanted to target the Sears tower in Chicago.
An ex-FBI analyst is about to learn the hard way that keeping classified documents in the bathroom is a major faux pas and can land you behind bars for a substantial amount of time.
According to NBC News, United States District Judge Stephen R. Bough sentenced the 50-year-old former FBI analyst to three years and ten months. Kingsbury is facing roughly four years of federal prison imprisonment without parole.
Prosecutors said Kingsbury repeatedly removed classified documents from a secure workspace. She allegedly kept them at her North Kansas City home, including in her bathroom. The sensitive materials include documents related to national defense stored in formats like hard drives and compact discs.
The prosecutors added that the FBI classified some of the documents she brought home as "SECRET" since they included some counterterrorism and counterintelligence methods.
As per Newsweek, the US District Judge slammed the former FBI analyst for violating the Espionage Act. Bough says, "I cannot fathom why you would jeopardize our nation by leaving these documents in your bathtub."
Business Insider reports that Kingsbury was the intelligence analyst of the FBI's Kansas City Division between 2004 and 2017. The Justice Department disclosed that her role in the Bureau enables her to get her hands on hundreds of "national defense and classified information."
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Is It Similar to Donald Trump's Case?
WASHINGTON - MARCH 09: The seal of the F.B.I. hangs in the Flag Room at the bureau's headquaters March 9, 2007 in Washington, DC.
Trump's recent indictment, wherein the former President faces 37 charges accusing him of mishandling government documents, closely resembles Kinsbury's case. On the other hand, the FBI analyst faces 31 charges over Espionage Act violation.
The indictment against Trump alleges him of storing information about "defense and weapons capabilities of both the United States and foreign countries" at his home, notes Business Insider.
However, it is worth noting that the MAGA leader dismissed these accusations as merely politically motivated. He blames President Joe Biden and his administration for the federal charges filed against him. Yet, Biden has consistently denied such allegations, and Trump has yet to provide concrete proof for his unverified claims.
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