Former CIA Officer Gets 30 Months in Prison for Leak
ABC News, 2013-01-25
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- https://abcnews.com/Blotter/john-kiriakou-30-months/story?id=18314999
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- United States prosecutes former CIA officer John Kiriakou under the Espionage Act for identifying a covert colleague to a journalist
- Claim 220: U.S. Attorney Neil MacBride said Kiriakou endangered a covert officer and exposed vital secrets.
- Claim 221: Judge Leonie Brinkema said she wished she could have imposed a longer sentence than the plea agreement allowed.
- Claim 222: Prosecutors said Kiriakou's disclosures were motivated by fame and money.
- Claim 223: Prosecutors said Kiriakou's conduct amounted to a campaign to raise his media profile.
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