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Ex-DOJ Prosecutor Charged With Stealing Jack Smith Report On Trump Case

Carmen Mercedes Lineberger, who worked in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida, has been charged with theft of government property and concealment of government records. (Credit: AFP)

A former federal prosecutor in Florida has been indicted on charges that she tried to take a sealed copy of special counsel Jack Smith's classified final report on President Donald Trump's classified documents case.

Carmen Mercedes Lineberger, who worked in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida and managed its Fort Pierce branch, was charged with theft of government property and concealment of government records, according to an indictment unsealed Wednesday. She pleaded not guilty during a court appearance in West Palm Beach.

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