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Boeing Company

USA v. Lesnik (Unauthorized Possession of Defense Information)

Date: 07/02/2008 (Date of Plea)

Misconduct Type: Poor Contract Performance

Enforcement Agency: Justice

Contracting Party: Defense - General

Court Type: Criminal

Amount: $0

Disposition: Pleaded Guilty

Synopsis: Abraham Lesnik, a former Boeing engineer who specialized in anti-missile systems, pleaded guilty in July 2008 to taking classified documents home. Until 2007, Lesnik worked at Boeing's El Segundo facility where he worked on a partially classified project under contract with the Department of Defense. He pleaded guilty to a federal felony charge of unauthorized possession of defense information. Prosecutors alleged he repeatedly downloaded sensitive information onto a thumb drive which he then took home. His sentencing is scheduled for October 2008. As part of his plea agreement, prosecutors agreed not to seek a prison term of more than five years.