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| Former CIA agent Kiriakou get 30 months for name leak | Former CIA agent Kiriakou get 30 months for name leak |
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| A former CIA agent who leaked a covert officer's name to the media has been sentenced to 30 months in prison. | A former CIA agent who leaked a covert officer's name to the media has been sentenced to 30 months in prison. |
| John Kiriakou, 48, pleaded guilty in 2012 to violating an intelligence law. No-one had been convicted under the statute in 27 years. | John Kiriakou, 48, pleaded guilty in 2012 to violating an intelligence law. No-one had been convicted under the statute in 27 years. |
| He admitted passing on the name of a former officer who was part of the interrogation of detainees, including alleged waterboarding. | He admitted passing on the name of a former officer who was part of the interrogation of detainees, including alleged waterboarding. |
| Defence lawyers argued that Kiriakou was a whistleblower. | Defence lawyers argued that Kiriakou was a whistleblower. |
| US District Judge Leonie Brinkema rejected that argument, and said she would have given him a longer sentence if she could. | US District Judge Leonie Brinkema rejected that argument, and said she would have given him a longer sentence if she could. |
| A plea deal required the former agent be sentenced to 30 months. | A plea deal required the former agent be sentenced to 30 months. |
| The investigation began after lawyers for suspected terrorists filed a legal brief, including details not provided by the government. | The investigation began after lawyers for suspected terrorists filed a legal brief, including details not provided by the government. |
| The trail led back to Kiriakou, according to court records. | The trail led back to Kiriakou, according to court records. |
| Prosecutors said the former officer leaked the name of a covert operative to a journalist, who subsequently disclosed it to a researcher working for the lawyer of a Guantanamo detainee. | Prosecutors said the former officer leaked the name of a covert operative to a journalist, who subsequently disclosed it to a researcher working for the lawyer of a Guantanamo detainee. |
| They argued Kiriakou was merely seeking to increase his fame and public stature by trading on his insider knowledge. | They argued Kiriakou was merely seeking to increase his fame and public stature by trading on his insider knowledge. |
| A separate charge, involving an alleged disclosure to a New York Times reporter, was dropped as part of the plea deal, the Times reports. | A separate charge, involving an alleged disclosure to a New York Times reporter, was dropped as part of the plea deal, the Times reports. |
| Kiriakou was an agent with the CIA between 1990 and 2004. | Kiriakou was an agent with the CIA between 1990 and 2004. |
| In 2002, he led an operation that captured Abu Zubaydah, a suspected al-Qaeda financier, who was allegedly waterboarded 83 times. | In 2002, he led an operation that captured Abu Zubaydah, a suspected al-Qaeda financier, who was allegedly waterboarded 83 times. |
| In 2007, Kiriakou said in an interview with ABC News that waterboarding had been used to break down Zubaydah. | In 2007, Kiriakou said in an interview with ABC News that waterboarding had been used to break down Zubaydah. |
| Kiriakou later worked as a consultant for the US news network and published a book, entitled The Reluctant Spy: My Secret Life in the CIA's War on Terror. A charge related to the book was also dropped in the plea deal. | |