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October 18, 2016

Gen. James Cartwright Pleads Guilty to Making False Statements to FBI
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A retired four-star Marine Corps general has pleaded guilty to making
false statements to the FBI during an investigation into leaks of
classified information. James Cartwright, who was known as President
Obama's favorite general, admitted he lied to the FBI during an
investigation into who leaked classified information to The New York
Times about Stuxnet, a secret U.S. cyberwarfare operation against Iran.
According to Yahoo News, Cartwright is the 10th person to be criminally
charged under President Obama in a case related to classified
disclosures-more, by far, than were brought by any president before him.


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