Lawmakers meet during a session of Parliament in Accra, Ghana. Former government officials in Ghana were sentenced to jail for doing business with NSO Group. (Flickr / World Bank) Former Ghana government officials sentenced to jail for doing business with NSO Group The case is believed to be the first time that government officials in any country have been jailed for doing business with NSO Group. May 12, 2020 By Shannon Vavra
Winner was sentenced in 2018 after she allegedly mailed classified information from the NSA. (Flickr/Pamela Drew) Reality Winner seeks to complete sentence in home confinement amid coronavirus concerns Winner has served 34 months of a 63-month sentence. There have been numerous other similar requests throughout the U.S. criminal justice system. Apr 14, 2020 By Jeff Stone