Former US National Security Agency employee Edward Snowden was ordered to give the US authorities $ 4.2 million for the book Permanent Record and speeches he gave. Bloomberg reported this with reference to the Federal Court in Virginia.
The court noted that Snowden was required to submit the manuscript of his book about work in the intelligence services for consideration by the National Security Agency and the Central Intelligence Agency. According to Judge Liam O'Grady, the failure to comply with this rule is a violation of the obligations that Snowden had previously assumed.
On September 22, CNN reported that Snowden had agreed to give the American state all royalties for the autobiography and speeches he gave. The court found that they, like the book, contained violations of a non-disclosure agreement that Snowden had signed during his exploration work. Before publishing the book, he did not agree on the content with former employers. The next day, September 23, Snowden denied agreeing to give the country the proceeds.
In 2013, Snowden handed over documents to reporters from The Guardian and The Washington Post, which spoke about the program of American intelligence services to spy on both US citizens and residents of other countries. After that, he fled the United States and at the same time asked for political asylum from several dozen countries, including Russia, where he eventually received a residence permit.
In the United States, Snowden is charged with the illegal transfer of information of great importance to national security, the willful transfer of intelligence information and theft of state property. In total, he faces up to 30 years in prison.
