Daniel Hale

This article is about the whistleblower and former intelligence analyst. For other uses, see Daniel Hale (disambiguation).

Daniel Hale
Hale in 2020
Born1 August 1987 Edit this on Wikidata
Awards

Daniel Everette Hale (born August 1, 1987)[1][2] is an American whistleblower and former National Security Agency (NSA) intelligence analyst who sent classified information about drone warfare to the press.[3][4][5][6][7] Hale served in the United States Air Force 2009–2013 before joining the National Security Agency and leaking classified documents to The Intercept. In 2021, he pled guilty to retaining and transmitting national defense information and was sentenced to 45 months in prison. He was incarcerated at United States Penitentiary, Marion, Illinois. He was released on July 5, 2024.[8]

  1. ^ "Letter Writing Party for Daniel Hale". July 25, 2023.
  2. ^ "Former Intelligence Analyst Charged with Disclosing Classified Information" (Press release). United States Department of Justice. May 9, 2019. Archived from the original on July 28, 2021. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  3. ^ Swaine, Jon (May 9, 2019). "Ex-NSA official charged with leaking classified drone documents". The Guardian. Archived from the original on July 28, 2021. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
  4. ^ Emmons, Alex (May 6, 2021). "Drone Whistleblower Daniel Hale Jailed Ahead of Sentencing". The Intercept. Archived from the original on May 16, 2021. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
  5. ^ David Shortell (May 17, 2019). "Former intel analyst pleads not guilty to leaking secret documents". CNN. Archived from the original on February 4, 2021. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
  6. ^ Goldman, Adam (May 9, 2019). "Ex-Intelligence Analyst Charged With Leaking Information to a Reporter". The New York Times. Archived from the original on May 16, 2021. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
  7. ^ Devereaux, Ryan (December 8, 2021). "Daniel Hale Receives International Whistleblower Award for Drone Document Leak". The Intercept. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
  8. ^ Find An Inmate, United States Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved June 6, 2023.