ALEXANDRIA, Va. (DC News Now) -- A Vienna man who was a former CIA analyst pleaded guilty Friday to publicly posting top secret information on social media last October, the U.S. Attorney's Office (USAO) announced. According to court documents, 34-year-old Asif William Rahman worked at the CIA starting in 2016. As part of his job, he had Top Secret level security clearance with access to information relating to the national defense and classified documents and materials. Starting in the spring of 2024 and continuing through November of that year, the USAO said Rahman repeatedly printed classified information and took them to his home. There, he reproduced the documents and altered them to conceal their source and his activity. US Capitol police lists items prohibited at presidential inauguration He then shared the Top Secret information with people he knew were not given clearance to access. On Oct. 17, 2024, Rahman accessed and printed two documents about a foreign ally and its planned "kinetic actions against a foreign adversary." The documents were classified at the Top Secret level and contained National Defense Information. He took photos of them and sent them to people he knew were not allowed to receive them. By the next day, the documents were on multiple social media platforms, complete with the classification markings. One of the posts had the following caption: EXCLUSIVE: An informed source within the U.S. intelligence community has shared with us an extremely sensitive "top secret" U.S. intelligence document from the [U.S. government agency], dated October 15-16, detailing [foreign ally] preparations for an extensive strike inside [foreign adversary] ... This classified report originates from the [U.S. government agency], part of the U.S. Department of Defense. 2 dead after truck drove off Arlington Memorial Bridge, into Potomac river Rahman returned to his work with the documents, where he eventually shredded them. After Oct. 17, he deleted and edited journal entries and written work products on his personal devices in order to conceal his opinions on U.S. policy. He also destroyed multiple electronic devices, such as his personal cell phone and an internet router. On Nov. 7, 2024, Rahman was indicted by a grand jury and arrested at his workplace on Nov. 12. He has remained in custody since then. On Jan. 17, 2025, he pled guilty to two counts of willful retention and transmission of classified information related to the national defense. Rahman's sentencing is scheduled for May 25, where he faces up to 10 years in prison.