US EditionEx-CIA analyst pleads guilty to leaking docs on Israel's plans to strike Iran
- A former CIA analyst, Asif Rahman, pleaded guilty to leaking information about Israel's plans to attack Iran on Friday.
- Rahman was arrested by the FBI in November after classified documents appeared on Telegram, and he faces a maximum of 20 years in prison.
- The leaked documents caused Israel to delay its attack plans, according to government court papers.
- Rahman, a Yale graduate, abused his access to classified information by printing and altering documents before leaking them to unauthorized individuals.
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Former CIA analyst admits leaking secret info about Israeli response to Iran
Per court documents, Rahman accessed and printed two top secret documents on Oct. 17 about ‘a U.S. foreign ally and its planned actions against a foreign adversary.’ By JNS The former CIA analyst Asif William Rahman, 34, of Vienna, Va., pleaded guilty on Friday to leaking classified information about Israel’s military response to Iran’s Oct. 1 missile attacks. “Mr. Rahman betrayed the trust of the American people by unlawfully sharing classified…
CIA Analyst Admits He Gave Iran Early Warning of Israeli Military Preparations
by Christopher Tomlinson, The National Pulse: A former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) analyst has pleaded guilty to charges of leaking intelligence to Iran regarding Israeli military preparations for striking the country, which led the Israelis to delay the strikes. Asif W. Rahman pleaded guilty to the charges at a U.S. District Court in Alexandria on Friday, January 17, after being charged […]
Ex CIA analyst pleads guilty to leaking info on Israeli attack
A former CIA analyst pleaded guilty Friday to leaking information on a planned Israeli attack on Iran. Asif Rahman, 34, was arrested by the FBI in November, weeks after classified documents appeared on the Telegram messaging app. He entered guilty pleas in federal court in Virginia to two counts of wilful retention and transmission of classified information related to the national defence, each carrying a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison. …
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