Espionage charges readied for Joe Kent
Joe Kent, former Director, National Counterintelligence Center
The Justice Department has readied espionage charges against Joe Kent.
The FBI opened a classified leak investigation into Kent before he resigned on Wednesday.
He was replaced by Joseph Weirsky later that same day.
https://www.dni.gov/index.php/nctc-who-we-are/director-nctc
The Justice Department is preparing its Tuesday Grand Jury presentation seeking Joe’s indictment.
On April 14th, Judge McFadden will rule on the admissibility of Kent’s seized digital communications.
Later next month, the judge will set trial dates for criminal charges against Kent.
How much and what classified information was leaked?
Where did it go?
Media outlets? Somewhere else?
Or both?
When?
How many times for how long?
Did Joe have help?
Prosecutors allege that Kent used a legal liaison, Allison Lawter, to funnel classified memos to podcasters and journalists.
Allison Lawter, former Chief Division Counsel for the FBI
Lawter is the former Chief Division Counsel for the FBI's Washington Field Office (WFO).
As of today, Allison is on “Indefinite Suspension Without Pay.”
Alethea Harris replaced Lawter.
Allison Lawter is in prison at the Federal Pre-Trial Detention Center in Alexandria, VA.
She has no bond and restricted visitation rights per court order.
Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. will be a hearing to reconsider Lawter’s jail confinement and bond.
The defense wants home detention.
The prosecutors will argue against it.
More details on her charges will be revealed at her arraignment on Friday, April 3rd, at 10 a.m.
Two other co-conspirators will be named then.
Maybe a third—Joe Kent.
Case Name: United States of America v. Allison K. Lawter
Case Number: 1:26-cr-00142-TNM
Presiding Judge: Hon. Trevor N. McFadden
Courthouse: E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse, 333 Constitution Ave NW, Washington, D.C.
Lawter’s assets are frozen.
How is she paying for an attorney?
A better question is:
who is paying Allison’s legal bills?
Is it with “tainted” money from a shell company overseas?
What other attorneys are co-conspirators?
The FBI’s Alethea Harris is preparing a preliminary "Inventory of Seized Assets" for Lawler’s closed-door hearing tomorrow at 9 a.m.
Is there enough evidence for the Grand Jury to indict Joe Kent on Tuesday?
Updated March 23rd
“I hear they (federal prosecutors) are looking at him (Joe Kent) for leaking.”