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Judge Leonie Brinkema said she wished she could have imposed a longer sentence than the plea agreement allowed.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement: Judge Leonie Brinkema said she wished she could have imposed a longer sentence than the plea agreement allowed.
Field: effect_on_reporting
Value: Judge wished for a longer sentence
About: incident 2012-us-john-kiriakou-espionage-act-cia-torture-source
Source: Former CIA Officer Gets 30 Months in Prison for Leak
Publisher: ABC News
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 2013-01-25

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wished she could have imposed a greater sentence.