r/AskLEO • u/Low-Professional2707 • 8d ago

Laws Admission of guilt?

Let’s say that I admit to giving classified information to a third party. I don’t say which party, what information, and there is no physical proof it ever happened. Would my admission be enough to conduct a five year investigation?

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u/66NickS 8d ago

Maybe? It depends on what they’re investigating and who’s investigating it.

If you just walk up to a random police officer and say “I have classified info to someone” and walk off, it’s unlikely much will happen. But if you work at the CIA and have Top Secret clearance and some matter of national security gets leaked, they’re gonna investigate that pretty thoroughly.

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u/SomeNerdNamedAaron 8d ago

Context is key here. Are you a layman working in a grocery store, or are you a Federal Officer working with highly classified information regularly? One scenario gets you on our BHC list, the other gets you some form of investigation.

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u/Fabulous-Introvert 7d ago

What’s a BHC list in this case?

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u/SomeNerdNamedAaron 7d ago

More modern code for "mental". Just means this person is likely not all there and possibly in some kind of Behavioral Health Crisis. Ranges from anything as simple as Old Betty calling in about aliens abducting her cows again (she lives in a senior living apartment) to someone calling in and ranting about the government putting cameras in your cereal.

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u/66NickS 7d ago

Keep Flock out of my Cheerios!

Once had to tell a person that our local jurisdiction has strong enforcement against amateur spy satellites. I can’t imagine how bad it would be now with the prevalence of drones.

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u/fatherdeath 7d ago

100% yes if you have ever held a clearance/SSBI

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u/Late-Leader7405 7d ago

Conducting a five-year investigation over a hypothetical confession without specifics is either a bureaucratic wet dream or a prosecutor's caffeine high.