Matt DeHart is an American citizen and former U.S.
Air National Guard intelligence analyst known for his involvement with the Anonymous hacker group and WikiLeaks and claims to have received classified documents alleging serious misconduct by the CIA.He was indicted for alleged possession of indecent images from under-aged boys in 2010, but claims that this was a ruse in order to punish him for his online activities.
A judge ruling on the case found this credible.
He was, however, imprisoned for 21 months without access to proofs for these allegations.
After being released on bond in 2012, he unsuccessfully sought asylum in Canada, claiming he had been tortured by the FBI with regards to the classified documents.
In November 2015 he struck a plea bargain to serve a 7 and a half year sentence.Former whistleblower Jesselyn Radack, his supporters and DeHart himself purport the allegations are a ruse by the FBI to discredit him over the information he has released.