Abraham Teklu Lemma pleads guilty to spying for the Ethiopian government

Abraham Teklu Lemma, an Ethiopian-American, has pleaded guilty in a US court to acting as an unregistered agent for the Ethiopian government by leaking classified US national defense information between 2021 and 2023. According to the US Department of Justice, Lemma used his access as an IT professional to steal classified documents and images, sharing them with Ethiopian officials during the Tigray conflict. Communications revealed he urged Ethiopian officials to take action against forces fighting the federal government and requested drones. He faces up to 22 years in prison. The Ethiopian government has not yet commented on these charges.