Show pageOld revisionsBacklinksBack to top This page is read only. You can view the source, but not change it. Ask your administrator if you think this is wrong. {{ :the_actors:300x300-kellen_dwyer.png|}} ==== Kellen S. Dwyer ==== [[the_actors:usgov:doj:start|Works for]] the US Department of Justice. [[the_actors:usgov:doj:grand_jury_in_alexandria_virginia|Prosecuting Assange case in the US, as part of the Grand Jury]]. === US v. Assange === Kellen Dwyer is listed in the indictment as a prosecutor in the US case against Julian Assange, and has been intimately involved in the case. His [[https://archive.is/d1dbt|infamous copy/paste error]] brought the case to light. [[the_actors:Siggi_Thordarson|He interrogated Siggi Thordarson]] on 6 May 2018, [[the_actors:usgov:doj:fbi:megan_brown|along with FBI Special Agent Megan Brown]] and Icelandic police. He was present during [[https://www.salon.com/2019/03/05/chelsea-manning-unsuccessfully-fights-subpoena-to-testify-before-grand-jury-probing-julian-assange_partner/|a closed-door hearing]] regarding efforts to force Chelsea Manning to testify against Assange and WikiLeaks. === Biography === Kellen Dwyer is best known for [[the_actors:usgov:doj:grand_jury_in_alexandria_virginia|"accidentally" leaking information about the grand jury]] assembled against Julian Assange, when he made a copy/paste error in a separate filing. He was subsequently the [[https://www.lawfareblog.com/barrs-campaign-against-independent-expertise-claims-another-victim|subject]] of an [[https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/barrs-removal-career-national-security-official-weeks-election/story?id=72726426|ideologically-driven appointment]], [[https://www.salon.com/2020/09/01/very-alarming-barrs-abrupt-removal-of-national-security-official-before-election-sparks-worries/|replacing]] the Department of Justice’s top national security policy position, in a rather epic example of failing up under the Trump administration.\\ Dwyer is listed as an adjunct at [[https://www.law.gmu.edu/faculty/directory/adjunct/dwyer_kellen|Antonin Scalia Law School]] at George Mason University, and taught a seminar in 2019 on [[https://www.law.gmu.edu/assets/files/academics/schedule/2019/fall/Dwyer_Hutchens_493-S.pdf|computer crimes]].\\ {{ the_actors:kellen_dwyer.jpg?200|}} === Personal life === Kellen Dwyer lives in Alexandria, VA. He [[https://holycomforterparish.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Bulletin-02012015.pdf|married]] Megan Lacy on 7 Mar 2015, and appears to belong to the Holy Comforter Catholic Church of Charlottesville, VA. He has [[https://issuu.com/archbishopwalshacademy/docs/walsh_world_fall_2011|contributed]] to the [[https://www.stcswalsh.org/|Southern Tier Catholic School (STCS) and Archbishop Walsh Academy (Walsh)]] through their Walsh Fund for Excellence. \\ Dwyer [[http://snellpace.com/index.php?content=player&id=3927|participated]] in a recreational league basketball team in Washington, D.C. in 2017. === Prior cases === [[https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-scan4you-20180921-story.html|US v. Bondars]]\\ [[https://krebsonsecurity.com/2020/01/russian-cybercrime-boss-burkov-pleads-guilty/|US v. Burkow]]\\ [[https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/2056542/how-sad-compulsion-have-expensive-handbags-landed|US v. Smatsorabudh]]\\ [[https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/convicted-rapist-being-deported-fights-with-officers-at-dulles/28028/|US v. Ameyapoh]]\\ [[https://krebsonsecurity.com/tag/taylor-huddleston/|US v. Huddleston]]\\ [[https://www.leagle.com/decision/infdco20170531h47|US v. Kamara]]\\ [[https://www.leagle.com/decision/infdco20171010f43|US v. Leonard]]\\ [[https://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/2018/09/mail_theft_leads_to_400k_in_cr.html|US v. Rolle et al.]]\\ [[https://archive.is/5K7b1|US v. Kokayi]]\\ === Sources === * https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/this-prosecutors-cut-and-paste-mistake-revealed-a-case-against-wikileaks-founder/2018/11/16/9a118702-e9b0-11e8-a939-9469f1166f9d_story.html | [[https://archive.is/d1dbt|archived]] * https://www.salon.com/2019/03/05/chelsea-manning-unsuccessfully-fights-subpoena-to-testify-before-grand-jury-probing-julian-assange_partner/ * https://www.lawfareblog.com/barrs-campaign-against-independent-expertise-claims-another-victim * https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/barrs-removal-career-national-security-official-weeks-election/story?id=72726426 * https://www.salon.com/2020/09/01/very-alarming-barrs-abrupt-removal-of-national-security-official-before-election-sparks-worries/ * https://www.law.gmu.edu/faculty/directory/adjunct/dwyer_kellen * https://www.law.gmu.edu/assets/files/academics/schedule/2019/fall/Dwyer_Hutchens_493-S.pdf * https://holycomforterparish.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Bulletin-02012015.pdf | [[https://archive.is/geUHi|archived]] * https://issuu.com/archbishopwalshacademy/docs/walsh_world_fall_2011 * http://snellpace.com/index.php?content=player&id=3927 * https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-scan4you-20180921-story.html * https://krebsonsecurity.com/2020/01/russian-cybercrime-boss-burkov-pleads-guilty/ * https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/2056542/how-sad-compulsion-have-expensive-handbags-landed * https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/convicted-rapist-being-deported-fights-with-officers-at-dulles/28028/ * https://krebsonsecurity.com/tag/taylor-huddleston/ * https://www.leagle.com/decision/infdco20170531h47 * https://www.leagle.com/decision/infdco20171010f43 * https://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/2018/09/mail_theft_leads_to_400k_in_cr.html * https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/islamic-teacher-gets-10-year-prison-sentence-for-pursuing-young-teen/2019/06/28/8ac40a0a-9783-11e9-916d-9c61607d8190_story.html | [[https://archive.is/5K7b1|archived]] * [[https://archive.is/d1dbt|This prosecutor’s cut-and-paste mistake revealed case against WikiLeaks founder]] the_actors/usgov/doj/kellensdwyer.txt Last modified: 2021/11/22 11:13by bab