Thomas A. Drake, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Thomas A. Drake

former NSA executive and whistleblower

Date of Birth: 22-Apr-1957

Place of Birth: Louisiana, United States

Profession: whistleblower, military personnel, middle management

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

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Thomas Andrews Drake (born 1957) is a former senior executive of the U.S.
National Security Agency (NSA), a decorated United States Air Force and United States Navy veteran, and a whistleblower.
In 2010, the government alleged that Drake mishandled documents, one of the few such Espionage Act cases in U.S.
history.
Drake's defenders claim that he was instead being persecuted for challenging the Trailblazer Project.
He is the 2011 recipient of the Ridenhour Prize for Truth-Telling and co-recipient of the Sam Adams Associates for Integrity in Intelligence (SAAII) award. On June 9, 2011, all 10 original charges against him were dropped.
Drake rejected several deals because he refused to "plea bargain with the truth".
He eventually pleaded to one misdemeanor count for exceeding authorized use of a computer; Jesselyn Radack of the Government Accountability Project, who helped represent him, called it an act of "civil disobedience."