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A Hawaii woman pleaded guilty this week to one count of removing classified information, according to officials.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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ASIA JANAY LAVARELLO \u2014 PHOTO:\u00a0 STAFF SGT. KAYLEE CLARK\/U.S. INDO-PACIFIC COMMAND \/ 2018<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

According to court documents, Asia Janay Lavarello, 31, of Honolulu, admitted to having removed and retained numerous classified documents, writings and notes relating to the national defense or foreign relations of the United States without authorization. <\/span><\/p>\n

While working as an Executive Assistant for the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command in Hawaii, Lavarello accepted a temporary assignment working at the U.S. Embassy in the Philippines. <\/span><\/p>\n

There, she had access to classified computers and documents and attended classified meetings as part of her official duties. <\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Court documents list several specific instances in which Lavarello mishandled classified material of the United States.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to her plea, on March 20, 2020, Lavarello removed classified documents from the U.S. Embassy in Manila. She took the classified documents to her hotel room where she hosted a dinner party later that evening. <\/span><\/p>\n

Among the guests were two foreign nationals. <\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>During the party, a co-worker discovered the documents, which included documents classified at the SECRET level. Lavarello\u2019s temporary assignment in the Philippines was ultimately terminated due to her mishandling of SECRET classified documents.<\/span><\/p>\n

After Lavarello returned to Hawaii, investigators executed a search warrant at her government workplace. <\/span><\/p>\n

In her desk, investigators found a notebook containing Lavarello\u2019s handwritten notes of meetings she attended while working at the U.S. Embassy in Manila. <\/span><\/p>\n

The notes contained facts and information classified at the Confidential and Secret levels. <\/span><\/p>\n

Investigators determined that Lavarello personally transported the documents to Hawaii, unsecured, and kept the classified notebook at an unsecured location until at least April 13, 2020.<\/span><\/p>\n

Investigators also discovered that Lavarello included information from the classified notebook in a Jan. 16, 2020, email from her personal Gmail account to her unclassified U.S. Government email account. <\/span><\/p>\n

The information she transmitted over unsecured networks was classified at the SECRET level.<\/span><\/p>\n

Lavarello pleaded guilty to the charge of unauthorized removal and retention of classified documents or material and faces up to five years in prison,\u00a0 and a fine of $250,000. <\/span><\/p>\n

The FBI and Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) are investigating the case.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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