Epstein Secrets

[DECEMBER DRAFT--- 287 pages] THE SNOWDEN AFFAIR A Spy Story in Six Parts By Edward Jay Epstein HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_020153 Chapter One Chapter Two Chapter Three Chapter Four Chapter Five Ch

[TK] HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_020156 HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_020157 Chronology 1: Snowden Thriller: From Honolulu to Moscow in 82 Days. April 8, 2013, Honolulu. Edward Snowden begins working as an infrastructure-analyst in training at the National Threat Operations Center for outside contractor Booz Allen Hamilton. June 5,

secution. To be sure, the view of those on the Snowden side of the divide is not grounded in legal definitions, but in a broader notion of morality. Snowden‘s supporters do not accept that the law should be applied in this fashion to Snowden. They argue that Snowden had a moral imperative to act, even if it

11 Hong Kong. Sarah Harrison arrives in Hong Kong to work behind-the-scenes to assist Snowden. June 14, 2013, Washington D.C. Federal prosecutors in the Eastern District of Virginia, file a three- count criminal complaint against Snowden charging him with theft of government documents, unauthorized communication of na

. • India, US To Negotiate Deal For Access To Satellite Data During Pompeo Visit. • Filing: Garrison Courtney Almost Won Legal Immunity. • Lawyer: Snowden Has Won Permanent Residency In Russia. • Treasury Department Sanctioning Iran's Ambassador To Iraq Over Qods Force Agenda. • Bosnian Prosecutors Ch

al career, pleaded guilty this summer to one count of wire fraud." Lawyer: Snowden Has Won Permanent Residency In Russia. The AP (10/22) reports, "Edward Snowden has been granted permanent residency in Russia, his lawyer said Thursday." The former NSA contractor "has been living in Russia since 2013 to escape

past pay from Solomon's predecessor, Lloyd Blankfein and other former executives. The Washington Post (10/22, Bogage, 14.2M) says, "Prosecutors in the Eastern District of New York charged the bank with conspiracy to violate the anti-bribery provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act." The settlement "includes

e their convictions." Judge Marsha Berzon's opinion, "which contains a half-dozen references to the role of former NSA contractor and whistleblower Edward Snowden in disclosing the NSA metadata program," concludes that the "bulk collection" of such data violated the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. Polit

s "zero evidence the NSA's phone records program stopped a terror attack, contradicting the public statements of US intelligence officials following Snowden's revelation, Judge Marsha Berzon said in the ruling." She added, "To the extent the public statements of government officials created a contrary i

rom a federal program meant to provide economic relief to small businesses during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic." A criminal complaint "filed in the Eastern District of Michigan alleges that he submitted false applications for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans, which are provided by the Small Business Admi

. • India, US To Negotiate Deal For Access To Satellite Data During Pompeo Visit. • Filing: Garrison Courtney Almost Won Legal Immunity. • Lawyer: Snowden Has Won Permanent Residency In Russia. • Treasury Department Sanctioning Iran's Ambassador To Iraq Over Qods Force Agenda. EFTA00136939 • Bosnian

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decade, particularly with revelations from Edward Snowden of indiscriminate spying of electronic communica

ving to a new phase—end-to-end encryption. Interest in end-to-end encryption has mushroomed over the past decade, particularly with revelations from Edward Snowden of indiscriminate spying of electronic communications by the NSA." Other FBI News Wray, Haspel May Be Next To Lose Jobs In Administration. Fox Ex

t Wednesday and face between five and 40 years in prison if convicted, according to a statement released Thursday from the U.S. Attorney's Office in the Eastern District of Wisconsin. Officers seized seven guns, 200 grams of heroin, 100 grams of crack cocaine, more than 50 grams of fentanyl and various quantities of

ar. • Russians Arrested In Austria Over Killing Of Chechen Dissident. • Southern Command Rebuilds Intelligence Relationship With Brazil Years After Snowden Damage. • Declassified Navy Videos Create Renewed Interest In UFOs From Congress. CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS • Epstein Associate Maxwell Charged With

afficking, and terrorism financing." Brazil once provided "vital intelligence to prevent transnational threats from reaching the US homeland." Then, Edward Snowden published "a trove of classified information in 2013, revealing wiretaps of then- Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff." Intelligence cooperation and m

tico (7/2, Swan, 4.29M) reports Richard Donoghue, "one of the country's most prominent U.S. attorneys, is going to Washington." Donoghue, "who heads the Eastern District of New York, is taking over as the top deputy to Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen." The position "titled principal associate deputy attorney g

. • India, US To Negotiate Deal For Access To Satellite Data During Pompeo Visit. • Filing: Garrison Courtney Almost Won Legal Immunity. • Lawyer: Snowden Has Won Permanent Residency In Russia. • Treasury Department Sanctioning Iran's Ambassador To Iraq Over Qods Force Agenda. • Bosnian Prosecutors Ch

al career, pleaded guilty this summer to one count of wire fraud." Lawyer: Snowden Has Won Permanent Residency In Russia. The AP (10/22) reports, "Edward Snowden has been granted permanent residency in Russia, his lawyer said Thursday." The former NSA contractor "has been living in Russia since 2013 to escap

past pay from Solomon's predecessor, Lloyd Blankfein and other former executives. The Washington Post (10/22, Bogage, 14.2M) says, "Prosecutors in the Eastern District of New York charged the bank with conspiracy to violate the anti-bribery provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act." The settlement "includes

1 Pa | | HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_019479 | | Epst_9780451494566_2p_all_rt.zindd 2 @ 929N6 5:51 Pa | | HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_019480 HOW AMERICA LOST ITS SECRETS Edward Snowden, the Man and the Theft Edward Jay Epstein AR ALERED A. KNOPE NEW YORK | 2017 | | Epst_9780451494566_2p_all_rt.zindd 3 @ 929N6 5:51 Pa | | HOUSE_O

| Epst_9780451494566_2p_all_rt.zindd 8 @ 929N6 5:51 Pa | | HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_019486 Contents Prologue Snowden’s Trail: Hong Kong, 2014 000 part onE SNOWDEN’S ARC CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 5 CHAPTER 6 CHAPTER 7 CHAPTER 8 CHAPTER 9 Tinker 15 Secret Agent 22 Contractor 28 Thief 3

hat base, who had fled to Hong Kong before the breach was discovered. According to a three-count criminal com- plaint filed by federal prosecutors in the Eastern District of Vir- ginia, Snowden had stolen government property and violated the Espionage Act by the unauthorized and willful communication of national defens

oward NSA surveillance. It there- fore seems entirely plausible that he found a co-worker willing to cooperate or, vice versa, a co-worker found him. Snowden might not have been aware of his new accomplice’s true motives or affili- ations, but without some co-worker’s providing him with entry to the sealed

ith author. | | Epst_9780451494566_2p_all_r1.indd 308 @ 9/30/16 8:13AM | | HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_019796 Notes to pages 23-25 | 309 23 The only person: “Edward Snowden’s Friend Mavanee Anderson Exclusive Interview,” Last Word, MSNBC, June 12, 2013, www.youtube.com/watch?v= beQUMdolBWE. 25 “was trying to break into”:

n’s U.S. passport was revoked on June 22, 2013,” after the Justice Department unsealed the charges that had been filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia on June 14, 2013. “The Consul General in Hong Kong confirmed Hong Kong authorities were notified that Mr. Snowden’s passport was revoked