# Classified Documents Found in Biden Private Office in November 2022 (January 9, 2023) **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [January 9, 2023, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classified-documents-found-in-biden-private-office-in-november-2022-january-9-2023/977945 "2023-01-09T23:09:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 133
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2023, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classified-documents-found-in-biden-private-office-in-november-2022-january-9-2023/977945/133 "2023-01-13T20:04:57Z")
> **[West Virginia Woman Sentenced for Willful Retention of Top Secret National...](https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/west-virginia-woman-sentenced-willful-retention-top-secret-national-defense-information-and)** > > Elizabeth Jo Shirley, of Hedgesville, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 97 months of incarceration for unlawfully retaining documents containing national defense information and 36 months of incarceration for international parental kidnapping.... 97 months in jail for taking home classified information. > **[Folsom Naval Reservist Is Sentenced After Pleading Guilty to Unauthorized...](https://www.justice.gov/usao-edca/pr/folsom-naval-reservist-sentenced-after-pleading-guilty-unauthorized-removal-and)** This guy turned himself in after having secret information on his electronic devices. Two years probation, a $7,500 fine and permanent loss of his security clearance. > **[Amid scrutiny of Trump White House docs, DOJ secures prison term for...](https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/11/politics/justice-department-classified-info-hotel-home-sentence/index.html)** > > A former civilian employee of the Defense Department was sentenced Thursday to three months in prison after admitting to taking materials containing classified information to her hotel room and to her personal residence. Asia Janay Lavarello was working on her classified thesis in a SCIF, but when Covid shut it down she took documents home with her to finish her thesis. She had a dinner party and a guest noticed the documents and reported her. She returned them two days later, but got three months in jail and a $5,500 fine anyway. Admittedly, jail time is fairly rare unless there are extenuating circumstances, but not unheard of. Much more likely is being fired and losing your security clearance, or receiving a fine and loss of clearance and job. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classified-documents-found-in-biden-private-office-in-november-2022-january-9-2023/977945)._