Charged Dates v. Plead Dates | US v Pfc. Manning

Military prosecutors have charged Private First Class Bradley* Manning with violating three Articles of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (U.C.M.J):

• Aiding the Enemy under Article 104
• 16 separate offenses under General Article 134
• 5 offenses of Article 92 Failure to obey order or regulation

The 16 separate offenses under General Article 134 include:

• 1 specification for Wanton Publication of Intelligence on the Internet
• 8 specification of the Espionage Act– 18 U.S.C. 793(e)
• 2 specification of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act– 18 U.S.C. 1030(a)(1)
• 5 specification of Stealing U.S. Government Property– 18 U.S.C. 641

The five separate offenses of Article 92 or a failure to obey order or regulation include:

• attempting to bypass a network of information security system mechanism
• adding unauthorized software to a Secret Internet Protocol Router Network on two separate occasions
• using an information system in a manner other than its intended purpose
• wrongfully storing classified information

Manning pled guilty to 7 lesser included offenses of the Espionage Act for unauthorized possession and willful communication of:

• an unclassified video of a 7 July 2007 Apache airstrike known as Collateral Murder
• 2 classified CIA Red Cell Memos
• more than 25 classified records from the Iraq War Logs
• more than 25 classified records from the Afghan War Diary
• more than three classified records from the GTMO Files
• 5 classified records pertaining to the Garani airstrike in May 2009, and
• a United States Army Counterintelligence Center 2008 Report on WikiLeaks

Manning also pled guilty to two lesser included offenses (LIO) of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act for knowingly accessing and willfully communicating more than 76 U.S. Department of State Cables.

When Manning pled to the 7 LIO of 18 U.S.C. 793(e)– part of the Espionage Act; two LIO of 18 U.S.C. 1030(a)(1)– part of the CFAA; and one additional violation of Article 92 for wrongfully storing classified information, he substituted dates for the respective offenses charged against him by the U.S. Government.

The Government is moving forward on all offenses as charged, despite Manning’s plea, except Specification 14 of Charge II under Article 134. The Government has accepted Manning’s plea to the LIO of 18 U.S.C. 1030(a)(1)– part of the CFAA– for knowingly accessing and willfully communicating a State Department cable known as Reykjavik 13.

The Charges, Manning’s Plea, and Maximum Punishment (Sortable)

Resources

• March 1, 2011 Charge Sheet
• Transcript of the Providence Inquiry, February 28, 2013
• Transcript of Manning’s Formal Plea at Providence Inquiry
• Transcript of Manning’s Statement at Providence Inquiry

*During the pretrial proceedings, court-martial and sentencing of Pfc. Manning, Chelsea requested to be identified as Bradley and addressed using the male pronoun. In a letter embargoed for August 22, 2013 Chelsea proclaimed that she is female and wished to be addressed from that moment forward as Chelsea E. Manning.