Gabe Whisnant is a Breaking News Editor at Newsweek based in North Carolina. Prior to joining Newsweek in 2023, he directed daily publications in North and South Carolina. As an executive editor, Gabe led award-winning coverage of Charleston church shooter Dylan Roof’s capture in 2015, along with coverage of the Alex Murdaugh double murder trial. He is a graduate of the University of North Carolina-Wilmington. You can get in touch with Gabe by emailing [email protected]. Find him on Twitter @GabeWhisnant.
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The U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) announced on Friday that a State Department employee is facing criminal charges for allegedly sharing sensitive government information with individuals he met online, according to a criminal complaint.
Michael Charles Schena, 42, has been charged with conspiring to collect and transmit U.S. national defense information to unauthorized recipients.
Schena, who worked at the State Department’s headquarters in Washington, held a top-secret security clearance and had access to classified information up to the secret level, the Justice Department stated in a press release.
This is a developing news story and will be updated as more information is available.
The U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) announced on Friday that a State Department employee is facing criminal charges for allegedly sharing sensitive government information with individuals he met online, according to a criminal complaint. The U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) announced on Friday that a State Department employee is facing criminal charges for allegedly sharing sensitive government information with individuals he met online, according to a criminal complaint.
