Government indicts former CIA officer for leaks of classfied information to journalists

The Justice Department  is charging a former intelligence officer with leaking classified information to a journalist. The leaks included the names of covert officers and their work in apprehending terrorist suspects.

The officer is charged with divulging to a New York Times reporter the contact information and details of activities of a covert CIA operative. -db

From The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, January 23, 20112, by Andrea Papagianis.

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