Legal
Former Department of Defense linguist sentenced for aiding Hezbollah The contractor pleaded guilty to sending classified information to a romantic interest connected to the Lebanese terrorist organization.
(Courthouse News) Mariam Taha Thompson, a 62-year-old contract linguist who worked for the Pentagon, was sentenced to 23 years in federal prison Wednesday for transmitting highly sensitive information to the Lebanese terrorist organization Hezbollah. “Thompson’s sentence reflects the seriousness of her violation […]