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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Woman refusing to wear face covering at grocery store caught on video
May 20, 2020
Los Angeles
A woman who refused to wear a face-covering at the Gelson's in Dana Point is facing criticism after posting the video to social media.
In the cell phone video recorded by Shelley Lewis, Lewis is telling the employee that she has a "medical condition" that prevents her from wearing a mask, but said, "HIPAA protects her from sharing the condition."
The employee tells her it is Gelson's store policy for customers to wear a mask and offers to give her a mask or shop for her. However, Lewis continued to refuse to wear a mask, and said the store will face a "lawsuit for discrimination."
The video has been viewed thousands of times online, and on Tuesday, the customers shopping at the Gelson's in Valley Village were wearing masks, per the company's policy.
"I don't like it [wearing a mask]. I think it's weird, but at the same time, it's better than dying. It's a small price to pay," said Paul Da Silva.
Allison Dennis also said she is wearing a mask for protection.
"I don't want to catch this [COVID-19], so I'm gonna wear a mask. People definitely should wear one because a lot of people are coughing, sneezing in stores, and if this is really airborne, you need to be protected," said Dennis. Juan Gamez works for Instacart and spends a lot of time in grocery stores. He said he sees people following the policy.
"Everybody's wearing masks all the time. I haven't seen one person without a mask. They're [store employees] doing a pretty good job enforcing the policies," said Gamez.
Gamez said Lewis should have followed the Gelson's mask policy.
"If they were offering her an alternative, she should have taken it," said Gamez.
Gelson's released a statement regarding the incident:
Gelson’s takes the health concerns around the Coronavirus very seriously and encourages their staff and customers to prioritize their health first. All Gelson’s markets will continue to follow health and government recommendations and take all necessary preventative measures for the health and safety of our customers and employees.
Face coverings will continue to be required inside the store as well as suspending reusable bags and temporarily eliminating returns. To facilitate social distancing, doors are monitored at all stores to maintain occupancy maximums, as well as to maintain distancing for lines outside of the store.
All shopping carts, checkout areas, and other high-touch surfaces are frequently sanitized throughout the day, with plexiglass partitions at checkout stations, and reminders to shoppers about social distancing.
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