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Post by Wes Gear on Jan 30, 2015 23:03:15 GMT 10
C.I.A. Officer in Leak Case, Jeffrey Sterling, Is Convicted of EspionageBy Chaos_Dynamics on January 27, 2015 in Law, News, PoliticsWASHINGTON — Jeffrey A. Sterling, a former Central Intelligence Agency officer, was convicted of espionage Monday on charges that he told a reporter for The New York Times about a secret operation to disrupt Iran’s nuclear program. The conviction is a significant victory for the Obama administration, which has conducted an unprecedented crackdown on officials who speak to journalists about security matters without the administration’s approval. Prosecutors prevailed after a yearslong fight in which the reporter, James Risen, refused to identify his sources. The case revolved around a C.I.A. operation in which a former Russian scientist provided Iran with intentionally flawed nuclear component schematics. Mr. Risen revealed the operation in his 2006 book, “State of War,” describing it as a mismanaged, potentially reckless mission that may have inadvertently aided the Iranian nuclear program. On the third day of deliberations, the jury in federal court in Alexandria, Va., convicted Mr. Sterling on nine felony counts. Mr. Sterling, who worked for the C.I.A. from 1993 to 2002 and now lives in O’Fallon, Mo., faces a maximum possible sentence of decades in prison, though the actual sentence is likely to be far shorter. Judge Leonie M. Brinkema of Federal District Court, who presided over the weeklong trial, allowed Mr. Sterling to remain free on bond and set sentencing for April 24. - See more at: disinfo.com/2015/01/c-officer-leak-case-jeffrey-sterling-convicted-espionage/#sthash.1AeXlEwP.dpuf
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Post by brillbilly on Feb 2, 2015 6:09:03 GMT 10
I would hope that if the truth was told 1000's would be convicted of espionage lol
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Post by Rareclan on Feb 11, 2015 1:45:05 GMT 10
Positions of office are of trust! therefore the truth should be reported, to the press or to the law with no comeback when it concerns the way a country conducts Itself ! We the people should decide if it's our concern or not
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