# America’s Secrets For Sale? Another Government Insider Admits To Spying

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/americas-secrets-for-sale-another-government-insider-admits-to-spying/
- Published: 2026-11-04T18:39:45+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T05:06:59+00:00
- Original publisher: The Daily Caller (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://dailycaller.com/2026/11/04/government-contractor-admits-spying-ethiopia
- Topics: Americas, Government, Politics, World

## Key points

- Lemma admitted conspiring to spy for Ethiopia.
- He used a top-secret clearance to access intelligence.
- His agreed prison term is 120 to 262 months.

## Summary

Former US government contractor Ibraham Teklu Lemma has pleaded guilty to conspiring to pass classified information to Ethiopia, after using his security clearance to access intelligence. The case has renewed scrutiny of safeguards for sensitive information amid several other recent cases involving alleged or suspected leaks.

Lemma worked as an IT systems administrator for the State Department, Justice Department and National Reconnaissance Office from 2021 until his arrest in August 2023. The Justice Department said he shared information classified up to Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information about armed conflict in Ethiopia; he has agreed to a prison term of 120 to 262 months. The article also cites recent arrests and scrutiny involving other contractors and officials, though the cases are at different stages.

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