Ex-DOJ prosecutor indicted for taking unreleased Jack Smith report to personal email

A former Justice Department prosecutor, Carmen Lineberger, was indicted in West Palm Beach on four counts for stealing and concealing copies of an unreleased volume of Jack Smith’s report into the Trump Mar-a-Lago investigation and emailing them to her personal accounts using coded file names. She pleaded not guilty and was released on recognizance; Judge Aileen Cannon has barred public release of that volume. The charges — obstruction of justice, concealing government records, and two misdemeanor counts of stealing government property under $1,000 — carry a potential 25-year term, though actual sentences are often shorter. The Northern District of Florida is handling the case, with possible conflicts due to ties to Southern Florida prosecutors.