Thomas Drake
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Thomas Drake is a former National Security Agency executive and whistleblower known for exposing government surveillance abuses and facing Espionage Act charges as a result.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Thomas Drake canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
former government official
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person ⓘ whistleblower ⓘ |
| advocatesFor |
protection of whistleblowers
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reform of U.S. surveillance laws ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Ridenhour Prize for Truth-Telling
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Sam Adams Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1957-01-06 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Louisiana, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| charge | Espionage Act violations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| criticizes |
mass surveillance by the NSA
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overclassification of government information ⓘ |
| education |
University of Maryland University College
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Walden University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | National Security Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Drake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
criticizing warrantless surveillance
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exposing NSA surveillance abuses ⓘ whistleblowing on Trailblazer Project ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| legalAction | United States v. Thomas A. Drake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalOutcome | major Espionage Act charges dropped ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
United States Air Force
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United States Navy ⓘ |
| movement |
civil liberties advocacy
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government transparency movement ⓘ |
| name | Thomas Drake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
indicted under the Espionage Act in 2010
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sentencing in 2011 after plea agreement ⓘ |
| notableWork |
disclosures about NSA Trailblazer Project
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public advocacy for surveillance reform ⓘ |
| occupation |
intelligence official
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systems administrator ⓘ whistleblower ⓘ |
| opposedBy | United States Department of Justice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plea | guilty to misdemeanor of exceeding authorized use of a computer ⓘ |
| positionHeld | senior executive at the National Security Agency ⓘ |
| residence | Maryland, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Kathy Drake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
documentaries about surveillance and whistleblowing
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media coverage on NSA whistleblowers ⓘ |
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