It's also worth pointing out that while the Espionage Act charges were dropped as part of his plea bargain, he did plead guilty to a charge under the Intelligen

It's also worth pointing out that while the Espionage Act charges were dropped as part of his plea bargain, he did plead guilty to a charge under the Intelligence Identities Protection Act[1]. The judge didn't buy that his prosecution was politically motivated: Kiriakou, who wrote a book detailing his CIA career, had tried to argue after the charges were filed that he was a victim of vindictive prosecution by government officials who believed he portrayed the CIA negatively, but the judge rejected those arguments as well. [1] http://investigations.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/10/22/14626249-ex-cia-agent-pleads-guilty-to-leaking-identity-of-covert-operative?lite&ocid=msnhp http://investigations.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/10/22/14626249-...