Billie Winner-Davis, Reality Winner's mother, told Business Insider on Tuesday that President Donald Trump's former lawyer, Michael Cohen, is attempting legal representation to aid the former Air Force language analyst contractor and Kingsville native Reality Winner with her case.
Winner pleaded guilty in 2018 to leaking classified National Security Agency information on Russia's alleged efforts to interfere with the 2016 election. She was found guilty of violating the U.S. Espionage Act and sentenced to five years in prison at the Federal Medical Center-Carswell in Fort Worth, Texas.
In 2016 following her separation from six years of active duty, Winner was hired by Pluribus International Corporation under an NSA contract to work out of Fort Gordon, Georgia.
According to ABC News, Winner printed a classified report detailing how Russian hackers allegedly “executed cyber espionage operations” on local election systems and mailed the documents to The Intercept.
She was arrested on June 3, 2017.
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Michael Cohen, who pleaded guilty to campaign violations and tax fraud in 2018, began serving his sentence in May 2019 at the federal penitentiary in Otisville, New York.
He has been under house arrest since July over coronavirus concerns.
Military.com stated that Reality’s mother sent a Twitter message that said “Cohen has asked another attorney to look at the case and for opportunities to help.”
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Microsoft looks to Erin McNaught to spice up the Australian IT industry
When most people think of IT or tech companies in general, sexy normally doesn't come to mind. People involved in IT have always had a geeky image cranked up to a factor of 10 with absolutely no room for hipness.
Microsoft is looking to change IT’s musty image by breaking out the big guns. The company has hired former Miss Australia Erin McNaught to help boost interest for the IT sector in Australia. Australian universities have witnessed a 38 percent drop in enrolment to IT classes in the past two years.
McNaught has no qualifications in the IT field (she sidestepped a degree in science to pursue modeling), but did point to her involvement on “Cyber Shack” where she covers games and all the latest gadgets.
Microsoft human resources director Rose Clements admitted that IT is "not one of the sexier professions". Clements went on to say that that McNaught would be "a great role model" for those looking to join the IT field. She also noted that McNaught's selection would also help bring more women to the field.
Updated 9/9/07: Despite reports from The Courier Mail and Australia's National Nine News, Microsoft reports that it has not hired McNaught. "She was a replacement provided by Channel 10 when a previous presenter had backed out," said a Microsoft spokesman. "She was there due to her enthusiasm and commitment to technology and her role as a presenter on Channel 10’s CyberShack show."
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