# Former CIA Officer Gets 30 Months in Prison for Leak

ABC News, 2013-01-25

- Address: https://abcnews.com/Blotter/john-kiriakou-30-months/story?id=18314999
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- Last checked: 2026-09-23
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## Cited by

- [United States prosecutes former CIA officer John Kiriakou under the Espionage Act for identifying a covert colleague to a journalist](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2012-us-john-kiriakou-espionage-act-cia-torture-source)
- [Claim 220: U.S. Attorney Neil MacBride said Kiriakou endangered a covert officer and exposed vital secrets.](https://thewaronnews.com/claims/220)
- [Claim 221: Judge Leonie Brinkema said she wished she could have imposed a longer sentence than the plea agreement allowed.](https://thewaronnews.com/claims/221)
- [Claim 222: Prosecutors said Kiriakou's disclosures were motivated by fame and money.](https://thewaronnews.com/claims/222)
- [Claim 223: Prosecutors said Kiriakou's conduct amounted to a campaign to raise his media profile.](https://thewaronnews.com/claims/223)

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