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US cyber intelligence officer jailed for kidnapping her kid, trying to hawk top secrets to Russia in Mexico

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Re: Let me get this straight...

Yes, personal issues are supposed to be of major import when determining the issuance and renewal of security clearances. Her custody issues (and whatever led to them) made her a spectacularly bad risk, and her clearance should have been pulled previously.

That wouldn't have helped with whatever she stashed away in her storage unit, but at least she wouldn't have been able to offer any CURRENT intelligence.

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