Reality Winner Sentenced To More Than 5 Years For Leaking Info About Russia Hacking Attempts (nbcnews.com)

A former government contractor who pleaded guilty to leaking U.S. secrets about Russia's attempts to hack the 2016 presidential election was sentenced Thursday to five years and three months in prison. From a report: It was the sentence that prosecutors had recommended in the plea deal -- the longest sentence ever given for a federal crime involving leaks to the news media -- for Reality Winner, the Georgia woman at the center of the case. Winner was also sentenced to three years of supervised release and no fine, except for a $100 special assessment fee. The crime carried a maximum penalty of 10 years. U.S. District Court Judge J. Randal Hall in Augusta, Georgia, was not bound to follow the plea deal, but elected to give Winner the amount of time prosecutors requested. Winner, 26, who contracted for the National Security Agency, pleaded guilty in June to copying a classified report that detailed the Russian government's efforts to penetrate a Florida-based voting software supplier. Further reading: How a Few Yellow Dots Burned the Intercept's NSA Leaker.

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Not everything is in the name

[TimothyHollins]

I wonder when reality finally hit Reality. To me it was implied that she would Win.

Re:With "time served" and "good time"...

[LynnwoodRooster]

Yes, the Democrats and the swamp want to punish everyone for not giving them the power. They would love to grind everyone under their heel for a few years to make sure they never think about #walkaway ever again... Just like in the 1800s when they loved to whip their upstart slaves, the current crop wants to beat US citizens into compliance.