Leak Case

Total Incidents: 14

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Government employees or contractors investigated or prosecuted for disclosing information to journalists or media platforms.

Recent Incidents

Former CIA agent accused of sending classified information to WikiLeaks
1. Leak Case
Updated on

February 1, 2024

Date of incident

June 18, 2018

Location

New York, New York
- #Department of Justice
- #Espionage Act
Treasury employee charged with leaking details of Manafort's suspicious bank transactions to BuzzFeed News
1. Leak Case
Updated on

January 24, 2022

Date of incident

October 16, 2018

Location

Washington, District of Columbia
- #Department of Justice
Former FBI agent Terry Albury accused of leaking documents to The Intercept
1. Leak Case
Updated on

November 18, 2020

Date of incident

March 27, 2018

Location

Minneapolis, Minnesota
- #Department of Justice
- #Espionage Act
Senate Intel Committee staffer James Wolfe accused of lying to FBI about contacts with journalists
1. Leak Case
Updated on

December 20, 2018

Date of incident

June 7, 2018

Location

Washington, District of Columbia
- #Department of Justice

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Articles About Leak Case

Trump, allies pursue multipronged campaign against the press

Published

July 9, 2026

Written by

Stephanie Sugars
Protecting journalism, without federal police reforms

People take part in a candlelight vigil on the fifth anniversary of the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Earlier that week, the Department of Justice announced it was dropping federal oversight programs for police reform in the state.

Published

May 30, 2025

Written by

Kirstin McCudden
In 100 days, a laundry list of attacks on the media

From limiting media access to investigating journalists, the Trump administration’s first 100 days have targeted the media on multiple fronts

Published

April 30, 2025

Written by

Kirstin McCudden

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