Edward Snowden was born in 1983 in North Carolina to parents who worked for the federal government. He dropped out of high school and in 2013 leaked classified documents about U.S. government surveillance programs. He was charged under the Espionage Act with unauthorized communication of national defense information and willful communication of classified communications intelligence. Snowden currently lives in Russia after the U.S. revoked his passport and filed charges against him in Virginia, to which he says he is willing to return to serve prison time.

1. By Celina Anctil

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 High school dropout
 Birth place: Elizabeth City, North Carolina
 Birthdate: June 21,1983
 Father: Lonnie Snowden, former Coast Guard officer
 Mother: Elizabeth Snowden, federal court administrator
Life

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 “Unauthorized communication of national defense
information”
 “Willful communication of classified
communications intelligence information to an
unauthorized person”
 These two charges fall under the 1917 Espionage Act.
Crime

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 Complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Virginia on
June 14, 2013, charging Snowden with espionage and
theft of government property.
 U.S. government has revoked Snowden's passport.
 Snowden has not served prison time but he says he
is willing to when he returns to the United States
from Russia.
Prosecution

5. 
 http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/11/us/edward-
snowden-fast-facts/
 https://www.rt.com/usa/317719-snowden-
volunteered-prison-time-usa/
 https://edwardsnowden.com/threats-overview/
Works Cited