@sneakypete
I was 10 years air force and had above TS. Had my rights read to me 3 times for mistakes other people made. Saw numerous people get charged for a fraction of what these folks were doing.
@driftdiver And it didn't make a damn to security if you were a E-3 or Colonel. You WERE going to get hammered. No "Mulligans" when it comes to security compromises.
In FACT,they MIGHT sometimes go lighter on a E-3 because they aren't expected to understand much,but there is no way in hell a senior NCO or Officer can get away with claiming "I made a mistake,my bad!". With senior people the security people automatically go into "espionage mode" and show no mercy at all unless you confess and give up your co-conspirators. Even then you WILL be going to prison.
Maybe it's me,but I would consider the wife of a former state AG,Governor,and President of the United States,as well as a former US Senator,Sec of State,and now a Presidential nominee to be a "senior officer".