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Ex-Treasury employee pleads guilty to leaking Trump team info, - after dramatic bust with

Posted: Jan 15th, 2020 - 5:40 am

flash drive in hand

A former top Treasury Department official pleaded guilty Monday to conspiracy for leaking confidential banking reports associated with members of the Trump campaign, following her dramatic arrest in October 2018 as she toted a flash drive full of sensitive documents.

Natalie Edwards, 41, entered the plea in Manhattan federal court, where U.S. District Judge Gregory H. Woods set sentencing for June 9. Although the conspiracy charge carried a potential penalty of up to five years in prison, Edwards signed a plea deal with prosecutors that recommended a potential prison sentence of zero to six months.

Edwards was a senior adviser at Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, also known as FinCEN. Prosecutors said her crime began in October 2017 and continued for a year, with Edwards sending a BuzzFeed News reporter numerous Suspicious Activity Reports (“SARs”). Banks must file SARs with the Treasury Department when they spot transactions raising questions about possible financial misconduct such as money laundering, but federal law strictly limited their disclosure....

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Ex-Treasury employee pleads guilty to leaking Trump team info, - after dramatic bust with (Views: 352, 2020-01-15, 5:40 am)
- As law enforcement swooped in, she was carrying a - government-issued USB flash (Views: 205, 2020-01-15, 5:45 am)
  - WHO hires these people? Is there ANY vetting involved - with that kind of responsibility (Views: 204, 2020-01-15, 7:32 am)
  - this is not only criminal conspiracy, but complicity - nm (Views: 216, 2020-01-15, 7:52 am)
- The plea deal had better include ratting out some names - up the food chain. Otherwise (Views: 259, 2020-01-15, 5:53 am)
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