# 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:** 190
**Author:** ![Lance\_Turbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lance_turbo/32/6156_2.png) [@Lance\_Turbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lance_Turbo)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2023, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classified-documents-found-in-biden-private-office-in-november-2022-january-9-2023/977945/190 "2023-01-16T20:16:11Z")
> [@Sam\_Stone](#): > > 97 months in jail for taking home classified information. I’m sure this is a straightforward and honest summary of the case, but let’s just click into the link to see if Sam might have missed something. > Shirley also admitted to removing her child, of whom she was the non-custodial parent, to Mexico with the intent to obstruct the lawful exercise of the custodial father’s parental rights. > > “Shirley betrayed the trust of the American people when she took classified information from her work with the Intelligence Community,” said Assistant Attorney General John C. Demers for the National Security Division. “She then sought to profit from her betrayal by seeking to sell this information to Russia, one of America’s foremost adversaries, in order to further her criminal abduction of her daughter." Jesus fuck Sam. This is some pretty egregious misdirection. She got 97 months for taking home classified information as part of a plea deal to avoid being charged with espionage or treason. The other two aren’t as bad, but they are indeed bad. > [@Sam\_Stone](#): > > 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. But you left out… > Nishimura later admitted that, following his statement to Naval personnel, he destroyed a large quantity of classified materials he had maintained in his home. I think that’s a felony per document he avoided being charged with by accepting this plea deal. And… > [@Sam\_Stone](#): > > 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. But if you look at her plea deal… > The government also agrees not to charge the defendant with any false statements made in January 22, 2021, to agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation or to any other federal agent involved in this investigation. … she also obstructed justice by lying to the FBI, a charge she avoided with her plea deal. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classified-documents-found-in-biden-private-office-in-november-2022-january-9-2023/977945)._