Former U.S. Government Contractor Pleads Guilty to Spying for Ethiopia
Abraham Teklu Lemma, 54, a former information technology contractor at the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Department of Justice, and the National Reconnaissance Office, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to commit espionage on behalf of the government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.
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Abraham Teklu Lemma, 54, a former information technology contractor at the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Department of Justice, and the National Reconnaissance Office, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to commit espionage on behalf of the government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.
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- U.S. Department of JusticePrimary source · Supports · EN · 100%Former U.S. Government Contractor Pleads Guilty to Spying for Ethiopia ↗
- U.S. Department of JusticePrimary source · Supports · EN · 80%Former U.S. Government Contractor Pleads Guilty to Spying for Ethiopia ↗
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