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FACT SHEET · NISHIMURA

Bryan Nishimura (Navy Reserve)

Ignorant
LEGAL STATUS

Pleaded guilty and sentenced July 29, 2015: two years' probation, a $7,500 fine, forfeiture of media, and surrender of his clearance.1

AS OF 2026-10-20

Case-file story

ITT-009ILLUSTRATIVEIgnorant
NO BUYER · NO HANDLER · STILL A CRIME

Off-Base

PLEADED GUILTY · PROBATION

Timeline

  1. 2007–2008Deployed in Afghanistan as a Regional Engineer1
  2. early 2012Admits mishandling to Naval personnel1
  3. 2012-05FBI search recovers classified materials at his home1
  4. 2015-07-29Pleads guilty and is sentenced1

Verified facts

  • He downloaded classified briefings and records to personal, unclassified devices and carried them off-base and back to the U.S.1
  • After his admission to Naval personnel, he destroyed a large quantity of classified material at home.1
  • "The investigation did not reveal evidence that Nishimura intended to distribute classified information to unauthorized personnel."1

Editorial notes

  • The IGNORANT tag is the site's analytic label based on the no-intent finding. Rule-breaking itself was admitted. Say so explicitly.

Sources

  1. https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/sacramento/news/press-releases/folsom-naval-reservist-is-sentenced-after-pleading-guilty-to-unauthorized-removal-and-retention-of-classified-materials · Wayback
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