Former NSA Worker Sentenced to 22 Years for Attempting to Sell Secrets to Undercover FBI Agent

Jareh Sebastian Dalke received a near-maximum sentence for espionage after believing he was dealing with a Russian spy, only to be caught by an FBI sting.

Jareh Sebastian Dalke, a former NSA employee, was sentenced to nearly 22 years in prison for trying to transmit classified information to what he thought was a Russian agent.
Dalke used encrypted emails to send excerpts of top secret documents, which were actually received by an undercover FBI agent.
The court highlighted Dalke's deliberate actions and the potential grave danger to national security his leaks could have caused.
Despite his defense citing mental health issues and financial troubles, the severity of the crime led to a substantial prison term.
The arrest and subsequent trial underline the FBI's ongoing efforts to protect national security from internal threats.

U.S. Department of Justice