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This legal document details the procedural history of the criminal case against Schulte, a former CIA employee. It covers his August 2017 arrest for leaking national defense information, subsequent indictments, and a trial in early 2020 which resulted in a guilty verdict on two counts and a mistrial on eight others. The document concludes by noting that the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City immediately after the trial caused a suspension of court proceedings.
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| CIA | Government agency |
Schulte's former employer, from which he allegedly leaked national defense information.
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| Government | Government |
The prosecuting party in the case against Schulte.
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| Hopkins Hawley LLC | Company |
A party in a cited legal case, Hopkins Hawley LLC v. Cuomo.
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| Southern District of New York | Judicial district |
The court district where in-person proceedings were suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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| Court | Judicial body |
Granted the Defendant's motion for a mistrial on eight counts.
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Timeline (7 events)
2018-06-18
An indictment charged Schulte with thirteen counts of espionage and other offenses.
2018-10-31
The Government obtained a superseding indictment against Schulte, adding two additional counts of unlawful disclosure and criminal contempt of court.
2020-03
Immediately following the trial, New York City became the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to the suspension of most in-person court proceedings in the Southern District of New York.
New York City
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Described as the global epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic, which impacted court proceedings.
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The location where court proceedings were suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The document states Schulte was arrested on suspicion of leaking information he had obtained while working for the CIA.
The Government is the prosecuting party that indicted Schulte on multiple charges.
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Case 20-17-00385-APAC Document 859 Filed 03/24/21 Page 2 of 20
BACKGROUND
I. Procedural History
Following an extensive investigation by law enforcement authorities, Schulte was arrested in August 2017 on suspicion of leaking national defense information that he had obtained while working for the CIA. (Schulte Br. at 2, ECF 435; Gov’t Opp. Br. at 1, ECF 444.) Schulte has been in custody since his arrest. (Gov’t Opp. Br. at 1.)
On June 18, 2018, an indictment charged Schulte with thirteen counts of espionage and other offenses. (See id.) On October 31, 2018, the Government obtained a superseding indictment, which incorporated the same offenses as the initial indictment but added two additional counts of unlawful disclosure and criminal contempt of court. (See id. at 1–2.)
On February 2, 2020, Schulte proceeded to trial on the eleven national security related charges. (Id. at 2.) On March 9, 2020, the jury returned a guilty verdict on two counts: (1) making false statements to law enforcement, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1001, and (2) criminal contempt of court, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 401(3). (Id.; Schulte Br. at 2.) The jury, however, was unable to reach a unanimous verdict with respect to the remaining eight national security charges. (Schulte Br. at 2.) Accordingly, the Court granted the Defendant’s motion for a mistrial on those counts. (Gov’t Opp. Br. at 2.)
Immediately following the trial, New York City emerged as the global epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic. See Hopkins Hawley LLC v. Cuomo, No. 20-CV-10932 (PAC), 2021 WL 465437, at *1 (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 9, 2021) (describing the COVID-19 pandemic’s effects on New York City). As a result, the vast majority of in-person proceedings throughout the Southern District of New York (the “District”) were substantially dialed back or suspended altogether. See, e.g., Standing Order, M-10-468 (CM) (S.D.N.Y. April 20, 2020). Grand juries and jury
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