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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Google Plans Reopening Of Offices After June 1
May 26, 2020
Google CEO Sundar Pichai said the company’s offices would remain closed at least until June 1, according to emails sent to employees. Pichai said employees would return in a “staggered” approach to cautiously try and move past the virus pandemic. He said the return would be “gradual” in order to alleviate concerns and fears about leaving home likely to be prevalent. The return will be gradual, starting at about 10% building capacity, he said. The company aims to ramp up to 30% capacity by September.
Pichai said it wouldn’t be a scenario where everyone returned to work all at once. “There will be no one-size-fits-all approach, and the specific guidance will vary from location to location,” he said. He added that there would be a consideration for those who wanted to continue working from home for family reasons or other concerns.
Even then, though, some employees have continued working on site since the pandemic forced the shutdowns so that products could continue to run correctly. To those workers, Pichai said he was grateful for their contributions, which had allowed the business to continue as usual in vital areas.
And employees in the Asia-Pacific region have been able to return to work in the office.
Pichai’s words come as six counties in California surrounding Google’s headquarters have extended stay-at-home guidelines for now.
Google was one of the first companies to close offices and mandate employees to begin just working from home in March as the pandemic accelerated to a worldwide concern. Alphabet, Google’s parent company, reportedly started planning for the pandemic in detail weeks before it was declared a global pandemic.
And upon returns, Pichai promises that the company will adhere to strict guidance from health agencies, adjusting based on various local and governmental regulations.
Pichai said he understood the various emotions people could feel upon the lifting of lockdown restrictions; some could be elated to return to work while others might feel anxiety about leaving their homes and families.
In response to the virus, Google has instituted a hiring freeze and cuts to marketing budgets.
Alphabet plans to release first-quarter earnings after the bell on Tuesday.
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