US Edition'No excuse for my actions.' Indian Hill valedictorian, ex-CIA analyst sentenced for leak
VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES, JUN 11 – Rahman leaked multiple classified documents that exposed Israel's planned strike on Iran, forcing a delay, and was sentenced to 37 months with fines and probation, officials said.
- Former CIA analyst Asif William Rahman was sentenced on June 11, 2024, to 37 months in federal prison for leaking classified documents in a U.S. court.
- Rahman accessed and printed two top-secret documents on October 17, 2024, detailing a U.S. ally's planned military actions against a foreign adversary.
- The leaked documents appeared on social media by October 18, 2024, revealing Israeli plans for retaliatory strikes on Iran after missile attacks from Tehran weeks earlier.
- Assistant Attorney General John Eisenberg said Rahman betrayed the American people by leaking secrets, while FBI Assistant Director Roman Rozhavsky vowed to continue investigating unauthorized disclosures.
- Rahman's conviction underscores ongoing security risks, and the DOJ and FBI intend to maintain efforts to protect U.S. intelligence and allied operations from breaches.
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A former CIA analyst has been sentenced to more than three years in prison for obtaining and sending top secret Defense Department information to unauthorized recipients who then posted it on social media.
Former CIA analyst Asif Rahman, who admitted last January that he leaked classified information about Israel's military response to Iran's missile attacks on October 1, was sentenced on Wednesday to 37 months in prison, the U.S. Department of Justice reported.Read more]]>
Former CIA Analyst Sentenced To Over Three Years In Prison, Justice Department Says * 100PercentFedUp.com * by Danielle
A former CIA analyst was sentenced to 37 months in prison for “retaining and transmitting Top Secret National Defense Information to people who were not entitled to receive it,” the Justice Department announced. “According to court documents, Asif William Rahman, 34, of Vienna, was an employee of the CIA since 2016 and had a Top Secret security clearance with access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) until his employment was terminated…
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