CIA Official Arrested for Leaking US Intelligence on Israel-Iran Conflict
TL;DR
A U.S. government employee, Asif William Rahman, has been charged with unlawfully transmitting two highly sensitive classified documents related to national defense. Rahman, who held a Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information clearance, allegedly transmitted these documents to an unauthorized person. He appeared in federal court in Guam and will be transferred to the Eastern District of Virginia for further hearings. The FBI and the U.S. Department of State's Diplomatic Security Service are investigating, while the U.S. Attorney’s Office and National Security Division are prosecuting the case.
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- U.S. Government Employee Charged with Two Counts of Unlawfully Transmitting National Defense Information Department of Justice
- C.I.A. Official Charged in Leak of Classified Documents About Israeli Military Plans The New York Times
- FBI arrests alleged leaker of US intelligence documents related to Israel’s attack plans against Iran CNN
- CIA official Asif Rahman arrested in leak of secret files on Israel The Washington Post
- US government worker charged with leaking classified documents on Israel's plans to strike Iran The Associated Press
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