Federal Employee With Top Secret Clearance Charged for Leaking Classified Files About Israel

The leaked files detailed Israel’s military preparations for a retaliatory strike on Iran.
Federal Employee With Top Secret Clearance Charged for Leaking Classified Files About Israel
An FBI seal on a wall in Omaha, Neb., on Aug. 10, 2022. The Canadian Press/AP-Charlie Neibergall
Bill Pan
Bill Pan
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The U.S. Justice Department has charged a federal employee for allegedly leaking classified intelligence regarding Israel’s plans to retaliate against Iran following a missile attack.

The man, identified as Asif William Rahman, was indicted on Nov. 7 on two counts of willfully retaining and transmitting national defense information, according to court documents seen by The Epoch Times.