The Official, Asif W. Rahman, was indicted last week in Federal Court in VIRGINIA with Two Counts of Willful Retention and Transmission of National DEFENSE Information. He was arrested by the F.B.I. on Tuesday in👉CAMBODIA 🇰🇭 and brought to Federal Court in👉 GUAM 🇬🇺  to face Charges.

The Documents were Prepared by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, which Analyzes Images and Information Collected by U.S. SPY SATELLITES. It Conducts Work in SUPPORT of👉 CLANDESTINE and MILITARY Operations!

Mr. Rahman, who Worked abroad for the👉 C.I.A., was Set to appear in GUAM on Thursday.

The Information in the Documents is HIGHLY CLASSIFIED and Details Interpretations of SATELLITE IMAGERY that Shed LIGHT on a Possible STRIKE by ISRAEL 🇮🇱 on IRAN 🇮🇷.  They began Circulating last month on👉 the Telegram App. U.S. Officials have previously said that They did NOT Know from WHERE the DOCUMENTS had been TAKEN 🤔, and that They were LOOKING for the ORIGINAL Source of the LEAK.

Court Documents said Mr. Rahman held a TOP SECRET SECURITY CLEARANCE with Access to SENSITIVE Compartmentalized information, which is Typical for Many👉 C.I.A. Employees who Handle CLASSIFIED Materials.

The C.I.A. Declined to Comment(of course they did!)
The F.B.I. Acknowledged last month that It was Investigating the LEAK, Saying that It was “Working Closely with Our PARTNERS in the Department of Defense and INTELLIGENCE Community.”

The Bureau is Responsible for Investigating VIOLATIONS of the Espionage Act, which Outlaws the Unauthorized Retention of Defense-Related Information that could HARM the United States or AID a FOREIGN Adversary.

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Adam Goldman - NYT

Adam Goldman writes about the F.B.I. and national security. He has been a journalist for more than two decades.