Edward Joseph Snowden
Snowden is an American computer professional, former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) employee, and former contractor for the United States government who copied and leaked classified information from the National Security Agency (NSA) in 2013 without authorization.
In 2013, Snowden was able to find employment with NSA contractor Booz Allen Hamilton, after previous employment with Dell and the CIA. In interviews, Snowden has stated he got that job with Booz Allen so he could steal information and leak it to the press.
Snowden clearly sees himself as self-important and more intelligent than his peers or supervisors. In fact, although he has the little formal education -Snowden dropped out of High School – he took it upon himself to decide that he “knew the law” and determined his interpretation was better than that of government officials, lawyers, and judges.
On June 21, 2013, the U.S. Department of Justice unsealed charges against Snowden of two counts of violating the Espionage Act of 1917 and theft of government property. Two days later, he flew into Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport
He reportedly lives in an undisclosed location in Moscow and continues to seek asylum elsewhere in the world. I am sure the US will find him adequate accommodations here should he return. He won’t need much room, a 10 x 10 cell should be fine.
