VIRGINIA
Reynaldo B. Regis, 53, of Fort Washington, Maryland, and a former CIA contractor, plead guilty Friday to unauthorized removal and retention of classified materials, and making material false statements to federal law enforcement officers.
According to court documents, Regis is a former employee of a government contractor who was assigned to the CIA between August 2006 and November 2016.
During his time at the CIA, Regis conducted unauthorized searches in classified databases and copied classified information into personal notebooks, which he removed from his workspace at the CIA and stored in his home without authorization, officials said.
Initially, Regis lied to authorities about having done so.
During a search of his home, FBI agents recovered approximately 60 notebooks containing classified information.
The classified information contained in the notebooks included information relating to highly sensitive intelligence reports which could cause serious damage to the national security.
Regis faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison, according to officials.
Regis is scheduled to be sentenced on Sept. 21, officials said.