Former CIA officer indicted for leaks to reporter

[Joanne98]

A former CIA officer was indicted last month for allegedly providing a New York Times reporter with classified information. He is the latest in a string of leakers prosecuted by the Obama administration.

Jeffrey Sterling, 43, of O’Fallon, Mo., was indicted on 10 counts, including six counts of unauthorized disclosure of national defense information and one count of obstruction of justice. He was arrested Thursday in St. Louis.

Sterling was indicted Dec. 22, 2010, and the indictment was unsealed Thursday.

Although the indictment only identifies the recipient of the leaked materials as “Author A,” it is believed that Times reporter James Risen was the recipient, a fact that government officials confirmed, The Washington Post reported.

http://www.rcfp.org/newsitems/index.php?i=11673

[Ozymanithrax]

1. Yes, he broke the law... n/t

[DCKit]

2. So we're told. nt

[Ozymanithrax]

4. No, it is not just you are told.

There are real laws that cover revealing classified information to those not authorized to see it.

He broke the law and will quite possibly go to jail for it.

[WinkyDink]

3. That WOULD be "allegedly."

[Ozymanithrax]

5. Yes, allegedly, is the ideal word.

And if found guilty he will go to jail unless somebody comutes his ass like Bush did to Scooter.