Ex-CIA officer convicted of leaking classified Iranian intel
Former CIA officer Jeffrey Sterling on Monday was convicted of leaking to a New York Times reporter classified information about a plan to undermine Iran's nuclear program.
In a victory for the Obama administration, which aggressively pursued the leak case, a jury convicted Sterling of all nine espionage counts filed against him. In a 2006 book, journalist James Risen published details of a covert CIA plot against Iran. Prosecutors for years sought to compel Risen to give up his source, though they never called him to testify when it became clear he would no do so.
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