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My brother actually laughed at dinner and said, ‘I sold that useless laptop of yours for five hundred bucks. Finally got rid of your junk.’ My cousins cheered him on. Then he added, almost proudly, ‘Already handed it off to the buyer.’ I got up, stepped outside, and called my supervisor. By the time I made the report, the FBI cyber team was already tracking the device…

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slid one more document toward me. “There is no espionage exposure attributable to you. Your reporting was timely and compliant. Internal review will close in your favor before sentencing.”

I let out a breath I had been carrying for days.

“And Derek?”

The older man did not soften. “He is fortunate the facts support greed more clearly than intent.”

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