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May 13, 2015

Stephen Kim, Contractor Jailed in Leak Case, Freed from Prison 
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A former government contractor whose case ignited a controversy over the
Obama administration's targeting of journalists has been freed after 10
months in prison. Stephen Kim was convicted 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 a "co-conspirator" in the case. Kim has always maintained
his innocence.

 

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