CIA Official Charged in Connection With Leak of Top Secret Files About Israeli Military Attack Against Iran
The suspect, Asif W. Rahman, reportedly worked abroad for the CIA and had top security clearance.
A CIA official, Asif W. Rahman, has been charged with allegedly leaking highly classified American intelligence about Israelâs plan to launch a retaliatory attack on Iran.
The suspect, who reportedly worked abroad for the CIA, was indicted Thursday in a Virginia federal court and charged with two counts of willfully retaining and transmitting information related to national defense, according to the New York Times. On Tuesday, he was arrested in Cambodia by the Federal Bureau of Investigations and brought to Guam to face the charges.
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