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# Former NSA contractor Reality Winner, jailed for leaking secrets about Russian hacking, released early from prison
- URL: https://werd.io/former-nsa-contractor-reality-winner-jailed-for-leaking-secrets-about/
- Published: 2021-06-14T18:26:34.000Z
- Updated: 2021-06-14T18:26:34.000Z
- Author: Ben Werdmuller
- Tags: #Import 2025-06-13 09:24

"Winner, 29, was sentenced to more than five years in prison in 2018 after she leaked classified information to The Intercept news outlet about Russia's attempts to hack the 2016 presidential election. She pleaded guilty to leaking a classified report that detailed the Russian government's efforts to penetrate a Florida-based voting software supplier. At the time, the sentence was the longest ever for a federal crime involving leaks to the media." Thank you for your service.

\[[Link](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/former-nsa-contractor-reality-winner-jailed-leaking-secrets-about-russian-n1270730)\]