The Ashley Biden diary theft case, formally known as United States v. Harris, is a federal criminal prosecution stemming from the theft and attempted sale of personal diary entries belonging to Ashley Biden, daughter of U.S. President Joe Biden. In 2020, Ashley Biden, recovering from substance abuse issues, briefly resided in a Delray Beach, Florida, home owned by her former partner. After she vacated the property, Aimee Harris, the sister of the homeowner, discovered the diary along with other personal items, including a flash drive and clothing. Harris contacted Robert Kurlander, a conservative activist, and together they conspired to sell the stolen materials to media outlets for political gain. They transported the items from Florida to New York, attempting to auction them to the conservative nonprofit Project Veritas, which ultimately paid $40,000 for the diary in October 2020 but did not publish its contents and instead turned it over to law enforcement. The FBI investigated Project Veritas, conducting searches in November 2021, but no charges were filed against the organization. Harris and Kurlander were arrested in April 2022, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit interstate transportation of stolen property under 18 U.S.C. § 371 in August 2022, and were sentenced in April 2024—Harris to one month in prison followed by three years of probation (with three months of home confinement), and Kurlander to three years of probation with six months of home detention. The case was prosecuted in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Allegations include that the diary contained sensitive personal entries about Ashley Biden's childhood trauma, drug use, and family dynamics, which were never publicly released. The case underscores tensions between investigative journalism, political motivations, and privacy rights, drawing significant media attention due to its political implications and highlighting broader concerns about doxxing and the weaponization of personal information in political influence networks.