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originally posted by: RelSciHistItSufi
Surprise win for Scott Morrison as new Australian PM.
The BBC showing him saying the following:
"This night is not about me, or the Liberal Party but about every single Australian who expects the government to work for them".
(We the People?)
I may not have the wording 100% correct.
originally posted by: LurkNoMore
a reply to: EndtheMadnessNow
Here’s my weapon of choice to flush em out when they try to hide.
originally posted by: crankyoldman
Unfolding
That was probably an epic mistake.
Kevin Patrick Mallory, 62, of Leesburg, Virginia, was sentenced today to 20 years in prison to be followed by five years of supervised release after being convicted under the Espionage Act for conspiracy to transmit national defense information to an agent of the People’s Republic of China.
“This case is one in an alarming trend of former U.S. intelligence officers being targeted by China and betraying their country and colleagues. This sentence, together with the recent guilty pleas of Ron Hansen in Utah and Jerry Lee in Virginia, deliver the stern message that our former intelligence officers have no business partnering with the Chinese, or any other adversarial foreign intelligence service.”
originally posted by: queenofswords
a reply to: SouthernGift
Whatever happened to the death penalty for espionage and treason? 20 years is not enough.
Remember the case of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg? They were electrocuted for espionage. They even had two minor children at the time!
originally posted by: queenofswords
a reply to: SouthernGift
Whatever happened to the death penalty for espionage and treason? 20 years is not enough.
Remember the case of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg? They were electrocuted for espionage. They even had two minor children at the time!
Mallory was found guilty by a federal jury in June 2018 of conspiracy to deliver, attempted delivery, delivery of national defense information to aid a foreign government and making material false statements. The district court subsequently ordered acquittal as to the delivery and attempted delivery of national defense information counts due to lack of venue.
venue n. 1) the proper or most convenient location for trial of a case. Normally, the venue in a criminal case is the judicial district or county where the crime was committed.
Mallory’s security clearance was terminated in October 2012 when he left government service.
originally posted by: queenofswords
a reply to: SouthernGift
It makes you wonder, doesn't it, why justice wasn't meted out before 2017.
As far as the "lack of venue", I guess as long as you transmit the classified documents and commit your treasonous deeds from a foreign country on foreign soil, you're home free on the Big Charges!