Canada Lays New Charges Against Official Accused of Leaking Secrets

Canada Lays New Charges Against Official Accused of Leaking Secrets
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OTTAWA—U.S.-Canadian prosecutors have laid three new charges against a top police intelligence official who is accused of leaking secret information, a spokeswoman for the federal prosecution service said on Monday.

Cameron Ortis, a director-general with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, faces charges under a 2012 security of information law for prosecuting spies. He had access to highly sensitive domestic and foreign intelligence.