Ex-CIA analyst Sue Mi Terry accused of spying for South Korea for luxury goods and bags.
A former 54-year-old United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) analyst Sue Mi Terry has been accused of spying for the South Korea in exchange for luxury goods, bags and fancy meals.
These accusations are leveled by a New York grand jury against him.
The indictment includes charges of failing to register as a foreign agent and conspiring to violate the Foreign Agents Registration Act.
According to the court documents that presented in the Southern District of New York, Terry worked as an agent for the South Korean government for more than 10 years without registering as a foreign agent with US officials.
Terry is also believed to be an expert on North Korea.
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Terry has worked as a senior analyst for the CIA from 2001 to 2008, before holding a number of posts in the federal government, including as Director for Korea, Japan, and Oceanic Affairs at the National Security Council during the George W Bush and Barack Obama administrations.
The 31-page indictment accuses that Terry admitted to Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents in a voluntary interview in 2023 that she was a “source” for South Korea’s National Intelligence Service.
It also claims that the South Korean government gifted Terry a $2,845 luxury brand coat, a $3,450 handbag and meals at upscale restaurants.
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Officials maintain the government also gave her $37,000 and came up with a plan to hide the source of the funds, placing them in a gift fund at the think tank where she worked.
Terry rejects the charges and her attorney, Lee Wolosky, told the BBC the allegations against her were “baseless”.
The charges “distort the work of a scholar and news analyst known for her independence and years of service to the United States”, Wolosky said.
“In fact, she was a harsh critic of the South Korean government during times this indictment alleges that she was acting on its behalf.”
