Overview

• On June 11, a federal judge sentenced Asif William Rahman to 37 months in prison after he pleaded guilty under the Espionage Act.
• Prosecutors say Rahman accessed and printed two Top Secret documents on October 17, 2024, detailing an ally’s planned actions against Iran and sent them to unauthorized individuals.
• By October 18, 2024, the classified documents appeared on multiple social media platforms, triggering an FBI Washington Field Office investigation and Rahman’s arrest on November 12.
• Court filings reveal Rahman’s leak was ideologically driven and included a deliberate campaign to delete evidence from his Top Secret workstation after the breach.
• The disclosure prompted Israel to alter its military strategy and heightened diplomatic friction, spotlighting weaknesses in safeguarding U.S. national defense information.