Ex-CIA Specialist Indicted for Spying for South Korea, Admits Passing Info to Intelligence Service

July 17, 2024
Ex-CIA Specialist Indicted for Spying for South Korea, Admits Passing Info to Intelligence Service
  • Sue Mi Terry, a former CIA and NSC foreign policy specialist, has been indicted for allegedly acting as a spy for the South Korean government.

  • She is accused of accepting luxury goods and money in exchange for advocating South Korean government positions, sharing nonpublic information, and providing access to U.S. government officials.

  • Terry admitted to passing information from a meeting with Secretary of State Blinken to South Korean intelligence.

  • Prosecutors claim she never registered as a foreign agent and did not disclose her covert work with South Korea while testifying before Congress.

  • Despite denying the charges, Terry admitted to being a 'source' for South Korea's National Intelligence Service and resigned from the CIA.

  • The investigation also involves another former CIA employee, and South Korea's National Intelligence Service is cooperating with US authorities on the case.

  • Terry faces two counts of failing to register as a foreign agent and conspiracy to violate the Foreign Agents Registration Act.

  • The Council on Foreign Relations has placed her on unpaid leave and removed her biography from its website.

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