Retired Marine General Pleads Guilty To Lying In Leak Investigation

NPR: Retired Marine Gen. James E. Cartwright pleaded guilty to a single count of making false statements to federal authorities. The investigators were looking into a leak of classified information about a secret cyberattack on Iran's nuclear facilities.

The plea came in a brief appearance in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C.

According to the Associated Press, Cartwright could face a maximum of five years in prison but prosecutors and defense counsel have agreed on a recommended sentence of no more than six months. U.S. District Judge Richard Leon will announce his decision at a sentencing hearing scheduled for January 2017.

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