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minus-square@CyberMonkey404@lemmy.mllinkfedilink35•1 year agoSounds like they got what they needed from him
minus-square@LarkinDePark@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilink21•1 year agoInstilled fear in potential future whistleblowers.
minus-square@zik@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink6•edit-21 year agoThey wanted to make an example of someone. His thumbing his nose at the US government was well publicised, so they made their revenge on him very public too.
minus-square@CyberMonkey404@lemmy.mllinkfedilink1•1 year agoHe pleaded guilty and agreed to delete “secret documents”, whatever the hell that would be, as part of the deal
Sounds like they got what they needed from him
Instilled fear in potential future whistleblowers.
What do you mean?
They wanted to make an example of someone. His thumbing his nose at the US government was well publicised, so they made their revenge on him very public too.
He pleaded guilty and agreed to delete “secret documents”, whatever the hell that would be, as part of the deal