Monday, July 20, 2009

Judge rules CIA committed 'fraud' in suit, may sanction Tenet

U.S. District Court Judge in Washington, D.C., ruled in documents made public Monday that Central Intelligence Agency officials committed fraud attempting to cover for the CIA's former station chief in Burma in a wiretapping lawsuit.
The ruling was
reported by the Associated Press on Monday afternoon.

"According to court documents unsealed Monday, U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth referred one CIA attorney for disciplinary action," the wire service reported. "The judge also is considering sanctions against five other current and former CIA employees, including former CIA Director George Tenet."

The suit alleged that Horn, his family and other DEA operatives were illegally wiretapped by intelligence agencies.

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