Former CIA engineer who sent 'Vault 7' secrets to Wikileaks sentenced to 40 years
A former CIA software engineer was sentenced to 40 years in prison on Thursday after his convictions for what the government described as the biggest theft of classified information in CIA history and for possession of child sexual abuse images and videos.
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![FILE - In this courtroom sketch, Joshua Schulte, center, is seated at the defense table flanked by his attorneys during jury deliberations, March 4, 2020, in New York. Schulte, was sentenced to 40 years in prison, Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024, after his convictions for what the government described as the biggest theft of classified information in CIA history and for possession of child sexual abuse images and videos. (Elizabeth Williams via AP) A sketch shows a balding, bearded man sitting at courtroom table.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7102770.1706874235!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/cia-hacking-tools.jpg)
A former CIA software engineer was sentenced to 40 years in prison on Thursday after his convictions for what the government described as the biggest theft of classified information in CIA history and for possession of child sexual abuse images and videos.