Here's a whistleblower who was prosecuted by the Obama administration: Thomas Drake, who revealed massive overspending and incompetence within the NSA. He was c

Here's a whistleblower who was prosecuted by the Obama administration: Thomas Drake, who revealed massive overspending and incompetence within the NSA. He was charged under the Espionage Act and the prosecution wanted to give him 35 years in prison; he ultimately plead guilty to "exceeding authorized access to a computer." https://www.wired.com/2011/06/drake-pleads-guilty/ https://www.wired.com/2011/06/drake-pleads-guilty/