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Former CIA officer sentenced to 3 and a half years in Iran leaks case

A former CIA officer has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison for leaking details of a secret mission to thwart Iran's nuclear ambitions.

 

Jeffrey Sterling was facing a recommended sentence of 20 years or more under federal sentencing guidelines for violations of the Espionage Act.

 

A jury convicted him of telling New York Times journalist James Risen about a classified plan to trick the Iranian government by slipping flawed nuclear blueprints through a Russian intermediary.

 


פרסום ראשון: 05.11.15, 22:04