WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government filed a lawsuit Tuesday against former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden, alleging he violated nondisclosure agreements by publishing a memoir without giving the government an opportunity to review it first.
The Justice Department is seeking to “recover all proceeds” from Snowden’s book, which was released Tuesday.
Snowden published his book, “Permanent Record,” without submitting it for a pre-publication review, in violation of nondisclosure agreements he signed with both the NSA and the Central Intelligence Agency, the Justice Department lawsuit alleges.
