The U.S. Judicial Department (DoJ) announced on Friday that the State Department employed with criminal charges for the alleged division of the government’s sensitive data with individuals who met online, according to criminal complaint.

Michael Charles Schena, 42, was accused of conspiracy to gather and transmit American national defense data to unauthorized recipients.

Schena, who worked at the headquarters of the State Department in Washington, held a top security clearance and had access to classified information to a secret level, the judicial department stated in the public statement.

This is the news of the development and will be updated as much information as possible.

Harry S. Truman Federal Building, the seat of the American Ministry of State, is shown in 08. October 2024. in Washington, DC.

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