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.
Amazing! Thank you. My daughter Reality Leigh Winner is yet another victim of this admin. Doing hard time for bringing the truth to light. #FreeRealityWinnerhttps://t.co/wU0sg3LeRs
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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FBI sends Agents to look for Brooke Bennett
June 27, 2008
The search of Sunset Lake is complete and nothing was found. LE thinks Brooke may have been taken out of state.
It is reported that the item believed to be Brooke's found in Brookfield is a sneaker. Police have also called off the ground search for today and will decide where to continue searching tomorrow.
However, The FBI has been called in to help. Here is an official press release from FBI Headquarters ...
FBI CARD Team Assists in Search for Missing Vermont Child
The FBI has dispatched five FBI agents from its Child Abduction Rapid Deployment (CARD) team to assist the Vermont State Police and our Albany Division in the search for missing 12-year-old Brooke Bennett. Additionally, two special agents from our Behavior Analysis Unit in Quantico, Virginia are en route to help.
“We will do everything we can to assist our partners at the Vermont State Police to help find Brooke, and bring those responsible to justice,” said Kenneth W. Kaiser, Assistant Director of the FBI’s Criminal Division.
CARD teams consist of four to six FBI agents trained in kidnapping and child abduction investigations who can quickly augment FBI resources as well as assist local and state police efforts, when requested.
Their expertise, combined with the unyielding efforts of local and state officers, often help generate leads and help put an extra set of eyes on the facts of the case.
The FBI can also provide technical support with electronic communications, aerial surveillance, polygraph examinations, evidence collection and behavioral analysis.
Brooke has shoulder length brown hair with purple highlights and blue eyes. She is 5'3" tall and weighs 98 lbs. She was last seen wearing blue jeans, a pink sweater and white sneakers with pink lettering. Brooke's ears are pierced on top and bottom. She has a freckle in the front of her neck and a bug bite above her left eyebrow.
If anyone has any information about Brooke please call Vermont State Police at (802) 234-9933. Related :
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Federal and Vermont authorities have received more than 150 leads in the case of a girl missing since Wednesday.
"We love you. We want you home. Call us. We'll come get you," said Brooke's father, James Bennett.
"Bring my daughter back. Bring her back."
Forensic investigators continue to review the sneaker and other items found.
We will keep you posted as this story develops.
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