Former airman pleads guilty in scheme to offer information to Russia

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By John Raby
The Associated Press
July 6, 2020

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A West Virginia woman who previously served in the Air 
Force planned to offer top-secret information from the National Security 
Agency to the Russian government, prosecutors said Monday in announcing 
her conviction in federal court.

Elizabeth Jo Shirley pleaded guilty as part of a plea agreement to one 
count each of willful retention of national defense information and 
international parental kidnapping, the U.S. Justice Department said in a 
news release.

Shirley, 46, of Hedgesville, faces up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 
fine on the national security charge and up to three years and a $250,000 
fine on the kidnapping charge. The statement did not say whether a 
sentencing date was set in federal court in Martinsburg.

"Federal government employees and contractors with high level security 
clearances pledge to protect classified information from foreign 
adversaries. It's an essential responsibility in guarding our country's 
national security," said Michael Christmas, the FBI's special agent in 
charge in Pittsburgh.

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