(ANSA) - ROME, SEPTEMBER 22 - Former National SecurityAgency (NSA) mole, Edward Snowden, has agreed to give up over five million dollars earned from the sale of his book and from the fees for conferences held after revealing state secrets United seven years ago.
As it is known, the former CIA contractor - who lives in Russia - published the book 'Permanent Record' last year without the authorization of the US government, thus violating the non-disclosure agreements he had made with the CIA and the NSA. .
According to CNN, a federal judge had sided with the Justice Department in his compensation lawsuit against Snowden and is now considering the amount that will have to be repaid.
The judge has not yet approved the settlement reached between the former mole and the government.
Snowden earned $ 4.2 million from book sales and an additional $ 1.03 million from conferences, for an average of $ 18,000.
However, it is not certain that the US administration will immediately receive the sum, which will be placed in a trust.
According to Snowden's attorney, Lawrence Lustberg, US authorities may have difficulty recovering the money if it is deposited overseas.
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