NYT scoops: Former NSA employee who had documents stolen by Russia through his computer's Kaspersky software is 67-year-old Nghia Pho. nytimes.com/2017/12/01/us/… 
Pho has pleaded guilty to a charge of willful retention of national defense information, according to the Times.
Here is the criminal information justice.gov/opa/press-rele… and plea agreement justice.gov/opa/press-rele… from DOJ.
Another embarrassment for the NSA. The guy spent ~five years~ illegally taking home classified material. justice.gov/opa/press-rele…
From the Times story:
"The sensitivity of the case was evident on Friday, when one courtroom official described the charges against Mr. Pho as “super-sealed” before the hearing."
"The sensitivity of the case was evident on Friday, when one courtroom official described the charges against Mr. Pho as “super-sealed” before the hearing."
NYT also posits that "forensic information from Mr. Pho’s computer might provide useful clues" for the FBI's investigation of Russian election cyberattacks.
