<sod>Manning was arrested in May 2010 in Iraq, where he had been stationed since October 2009, after [[Adrian Lamo]], a computer hacker in the United States, provided information to [[United States Army Counterintelligence|Army Counterintelligence]] that Manning had acknowledged passing classified material to the whistleblower website, [[WikiLeaks]].<ref>Dishneau, David. [http://www.armytimes.com/article/20100804/NEWS/8040312/Ex-agent-says-he-alerted-DoD-WikiLeaks-case "Ex-agent says he alerted DoD in WikiLeaks case"], Associated Press, 4 August 2010.</ref><ref>Denver Nicks, [https://web.archive.org/web/20110429142813/http://thislandpress.com/09/23/2010/private-manning-and-the-making-of-wikileaks-2/ "Private Manning and the Making of Wikileaks"], ''This Land'', September 23, 2010.</ref> Manning was ultimately charged with 22 specified offenses, including communicating national defense information to an unauthorized source, and the most serious of the charges, [[Uniform Code of Military Justice#Punitive articles|aiding the enemy]].<ref name=Rizzo/> Other charges included violations of the [[Espionage Act of 1917|Espionage Act]], stealing U.S. government property, charges under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and charges related to the failure to obey lawful general orders under Article 92 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice. He entered guilty pleas to 10 of 22 specified offenses in February 2013.<ref>[http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57571812/bradley-manning-enters-guilty-pleas-in-wikileaks-case/?tag=nl.e879&s_cid=e879&ttag=e879 "Bradley Manning enters guilty pleas in WikiLeaks case"], CBS News, February 28, 2013.</ref><eod>
<sod>After serving in Iraq since October 2009, Manning was arrested in May 2010 after [[Adrian Lamo]], a computer hacker in the United States, provided information to [[United States Army Counterintelligence|Army Counterintelligence]] reporting that Manning had acknowledged passing classified material to the whistleblower website, [[WikiLeaks]].<ref>Dishneau, David. [http://www.armytimes.com/article/20100804/NEWS/8040312/Ex-agent-says-he-alerted-DoD-WikiLeaks-case "Ex-agent says he alerted DoD in WikiLeaks case"], Associated Press, 4 August 2010.</ref><ref>Denver Nicks, [https://web.archive.org/web/20110429142813/http://thislandpress.com/09/23/2010/private-manning-and-the-making-of-wikileaks-2/ "Private Manning and the Making of Wikileaks"], ''This Land'', September 23, 2010.</ref> Manning was ultimately charged with 22 specified offenses, including communicating national defense information to an unauthorized source, and the most serious of the charges, [[Uniform Code of Military Justice#Punitive articles|aiding the enemy]].<ref name=Rizzo/> Other charges included violations of the [[Espionage Act of 1917|Espionage Act]], stealing U.S. government property, charges under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and charges related to the failure to obey lawful general orders under Article 92 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice. Manning entered guilty pleas to 10 of 22 specified offenses in February 2013.<ref>[http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57571812/bradley-manning-enters-guilty-pleas-in-wikileaks-case/?tag=nl.e879&s_cid=e879&ttag=e879 "Bradley Manning enters guilty pleas in WikiLeaks case"], CBS News, February 28, 2013.</ref><eod>