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DOJ can't pursue criminal charges against Edward Snowden as long as he's living in Russia — so the feds are going after his money instead buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil… 
In a new lawsuit, DOJ is arguing Snowden violated secrecy agreements he signed when he worked for the NSA and the CIA that obligated him to get pre-approval before writing or speaking publicly about his work for the government buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…
DOJ says Snowden's financial arrangement with his book publisher isn't public, so it's not clear how much money is at stake. The feds are also going after $ Snowden earned from speaking, which some reports put in the hundreds of thousands buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…
DOJ notes it would be difficult, if not impossible, to enforce a judgment against Snowden while he's out of the country, which is why they've named his publisher in the suit — they want a judge to stop $ from being disbursed to Snowden buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…
