US wants $4.2m that Edward Snowden made from his memoir
A judge has said that Snowden, who is in or near Moscow, did not submit the manuscript of Permanent Record for review before publishing
30 September 2020 - 17:25
Washington — A federal judge in Virginia has ordered whistle-blower Edward Snowden to relinquish $4.2m in profits from his tell-all memoir about his work in US intelligence because he did not submit the manuscript for government review before publishing.
Snowden also must give up profits stemming from paid speeches that he gave without authorisation, and sacrifice potential future profits from the distribution or adaptation of his 2019 memoir, Permanent Record, said US district judge Liam O’Grady in an order on Tuesday...
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