Cybersecurity
Ex-CIA Worker Linked to WikiLeaks Data Dump Appears in Court
- Joshua Schulte arraigned in New York federal court Wednesday
- Schulte was charged with theft of government property
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A former Central Intelligence Agency software engineer charged with leaking classified national defense secrets appeared in a federal courtroom in New York, almost 10 months after he was arrested for possession of child pornography.
Joshua Adam Schulte, 29, was indicted on Monday by a grand jury in Manhattan on 13 charges, including theft of government property and illegally gathering national defense information. He pleaded not guilty on Wednesday during an arraignment before U.S. District Judge Paul A. Crotty. He appeared in court shackled, wearing dark blue prison fatigues with a lengthy beard that partially covered his neck.