Politics
Ethiopian-American Contractor Pleads Guilty to Espionage for Addis Ababa
A former United States government IT contractor has pleaded guilty to conspiring to transmit classified national defense secrets to Ethiopian officials. Abraham Teklu Lemma faces up to 22 years in federal prison for the intelligence breach. The case underscores the delicate and complex security ties between Washington and Addis Ababa.
AllAfrica - Latest·November 4, 2026AI-curated
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Abraham Teklu Lemma, a naturalized U.S. citizen of Ethiopian descent and former U.S. government IT contractor, pleaded guilty on November 3 to conspiring to transmit highly classified national defense information to Ethiopian government officials,
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