A Maryland man was charged with crimes of espionage and transmitting classified information to foreign agents on Thursday.
50-year-old Abraham Lemma, an Ethiopian-born citizen of the United States, allegedly provided information to foreign intelligence personnel from an undisclosed country between 2022-2023.
The former State Department and Department of Justice contractor is widely believed to have been transmitting the sensitive information to Ethiopia, though this has not been confirmed by U.S. authorities at this time.
One user presented a direct communication between Lemma and the foreign intel official in broken English:
“[i]t’s time to continue ur support.” Lemma responded, “Roger that!” In another chat, the foreign official praised Lemma’s efforts, stating “[a]lways this beautiful country have [sic] some special people who scarify [sic] their life to protect our proud history. You always remembered. It doesn’t matter the results.”
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