Press-related prosecutions under the Espionage Act
Legal filings in Espionage Act prosecutions of individuals accused of disclosing information to the press and public
This Reading Room contains key court filings related to all Espionage Act prosecutions of those accused of disclosing information to the press or to the general public. Passed more than a century ago, the Espionage Act has long been used by the government to prosecute whistleblowers for disclosing information to the press. Recently, there has been an uptick in these prosecutions under the Obama and Trump administrations, which have charged more whistleblowers under the Espionage Act than all prior administrations combined. For an interactive graph and chart of all press-related prosecutions under the Espionage Act, click here.
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Plea Agreement re: Stephen Kim, United States v. Kim, No. 1:10-cr-00225 (D.D.C. Feb. 7, 2014)
Kim's plea agreement.
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Statement of Offense re: Stephen Kim, United States v. Kim, No. 1:10-cr-00225 (D.D.C. Feb. 7, 2014)
Kim's statement of offense noting that he shared information about North Korean military capabilities and preparedness gleaned from a classified Intelligence Report.
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Tr. re: Kim Plea Hearing, United States v. Kim, No. 1:10-cr-00225 (D.D.C. held Feb. 7, 2014, filed Nov. 12, 2014)
Transcript of Kim's plea hearing.
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District Court Op., United States v. Hitselberger, 991 F.Supp.2d 101 (D.D.C. 2013)
District court's denial of Hitselberger's motion to dismiss.
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Judgment re: Donald Sachtleben, United States v. Sachtleben, No. 1:13-cr-0200 (S.D. Ind. Nov. 20, 2013)
Judgment accepting Sachtleben guilty plea under Sections 793(d) and (3) and sentencing Sachtleben to 43 months in prison.
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Gov't Sentencing Mem., United States v. Sachtleben, No. 1:13-cr-0200 (S.D. Ind. Oct. 21, 2013)
Government's sentencing memorandum re: Sachtleben.
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District Ct. Op., United States v. Kim, No. 1:10-cr-00225 (D.D.C. Oct. 8, 2013, filed Nov. 13, 2013)
District court's denial of Kim's motion to reconsider Defendant's request to adopt the Fourth Circuit Morison definition of "national defense information."
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Waiver of Indictment re: Donald Sachtleben, United States v. Sachtleben, No. 1:13-cr-00200 (S.D. Ind. Sept. 25, 2013)
Sachtleben's waiver of grand jury indictment.
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Information re: Donald Sachtleben, United States v. Sachtleben, No. 1:13-cr-00200 (S.D. Ind. Sept. 23, 2013)
Information charging Sachtleben under Sections 793(d) and (e) of the Espionage Act.
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Plea Agreement re: Donald Sachtleben, United States v. Sachtleben, No. 1:13-cr-00200 (S.D. Ind. Sept. 13, 2013)
Sachtleben's plea agreement.