Woods called her actions “illegal and wrong and said they “made our country less safe.”
Prosecutors had requested “serious punishment” for Edwards, saying she had betrayed the public and risked hindering ongoing and future investigations. Defense lawyers urged a sentence of time served.
Edwards worked for multiple federal government agencies before serving as senior adviser to the head of the Intelligence Division at the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, also known as FinCEN, a bureau of the U.S. Treasury Department responsible for safeguarding the nation s financial system.
Prosecutors said she leaked over 2,000 confidential suspicious activity reports and more than 50,000 documents in all. Banks are required to file suspicious activity reports with the Treasury Department when they spot transactions that raise questions about possible financial misconduct such as money laundering.
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The woman behind a record-breaking leak of U.S. Treasury files, providing an unprecedented view into transactions government investigators found suspicious, has been sentenced to six months in prison.
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(From left to right) Leslie Ariail, Sen. John Warner and former AHS Executive Director Katy Moss Warner
at the 2006 American Horticulture Society gala at River Farm. (Photo/Louise Krafft)
John Warner, a former Republican U.S. senator, died at his Alexandria home on May 25 due to a heart ailment. He was 94.
Widely known throughout his five terms for his innate ability to garner support on both sides of the political aisle, Warner ultimately left his mark as someone who operated with patience, curiosity and a deep mastery of the Senate process.
Warner served in the U.S. Senate, representing Virginia from 1979 to 2009 making him the second longest serving senator from Virginia, behind Harry F. Byrd.