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Justice Dept.: Former U.S. Government Contractor Pleads Guilty to Spying for Ethiopia
November 04, 2026
WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release:

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Former U.S. Government Contractor Pleads Guilty to Spying for Ethiopia

November 3, 2026

Abraham Teklu Lemma, 53, of Maryland, a former information technology contractor at the National Reconnaissance Office, the U.S. Department of State, and the U.S. Department of Justice pleaded guilty today to conspiring to commit espionage on behalf of the governmen . . .

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