Natalie Mayflower Sours Edwards

AKA: Natalie Sours; Natalie May Edwards; May Edwards
Released
Date of birth:11. 03. 1978
Age:48
Gender:Female
Race:Native American
Era:2020s
State:Virginia
Time Imprisoned:
5 Months 22 Days
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Natalie Mayflower Sours Edwards

Biography

Natalie Mayflower Sours Edwards is a former senior adviser at the Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network. From 2017 until her arrest on October 16, 2018, she disclosed confidential suspicious activity reports and related records to BuzzFeed News reporter Jason Leopold. The documents informed reporting on financial transactions tied to Paul Manafort, Rick Gates, Maria Butina, the Russian Embassy and other subjects, and later became central to the international FinCEN Files investigation of how major banks moved money linked to corruption, fraud and organized crime. Edwards pleaded guilty to conspiracy to make unauthorized disclosures and received a six-month federal sentence on June 3, 2021. She entered prison on August 2, 2021 and was released on January 24, 2022 after serving 175 days.

Case

Charges: Conspiracy to make unauthorized disclosures of Suspicious Activity Reports and related sensitive government information.
Arrested: Oct 16, 2018
Sentenced: Jun 3, 2021
Incarcerated: Aug 2, 2021
Released: Jan 24, 2022
Sentence: Six months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release.
Judge: Gregory H. Woods
Indicted: Charged by criminal complaint on October 17, 2018; later indicted in the Southern District of New York.
Convicted: Yes
Plead: Guilty

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