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April 3, 2014

Former Gov't Contractor Sentenced to 13 Months for North Korea Leak 
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A former government contractor whose case ignited a controversy over the
Obama administration's targeting of journalists been sentenced to 13
months in prison. Stephen Kim was convicted earlier this year of leaking
documents on North Korea to Fox News. Kim was charged under the
Espionage Act, the nearly century-old law which was also used to
classify Fox News reporter James Rosen as a "co-conspirator" in the
case. Kim is the sixth official to be convicted of leaking documents
under the Obama White House.

 

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