Shawn Carpenter, formerly an analyst at Sandia National Labs, discovered Titan Rain activity at his site. After bringing news of the intrusions to the FBI, Sandia fired him. A New Mexico jury awarded Shawn $35,661 for lost wages and benefits, $1,875 for counseling costs and $350,000 for emotional distress. The jury also awarded “$4.3 million in punitive damages” which makes “doing the right thing” a financially attractive proposition when your agency doesn’t want you discussing national security failings with outside parties.”]
Source: https://taosecurity.blogspot.com/2007/02/shawn-carpenter-vindicated.html