GEORGIA (Westwood One News) – The woman arrested for leaking top secret information while working as a federal contractor for the National Security Agency has Texas Ties.
25-year-old Reality Leigh Winner grew up in the town of Kingsville, which is about 40 miles outside of Corpus Christi.
After finishing high school, she joined the Air Force and completed her basic training at the Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio.
According to the Department of Justice, Winner, a contractor with the Plubirus International Corporation, allegedly admitted to printing out an intelligence file and mailing it to an online news outlet.
Her mother, Billie Winner Davis said her daughter will take responsibility for her actions if she’s found guilty.
“If she did what she is being accused of, I know that she is ready to pay the price. She’s going to do whatever she needs to do to pay that price,” he said.
If Winner is found guilty of espionage, she could get 10 years in prison.
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