July 6, 2009 3:56 PM
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Israel 'Spy Scandal' Figure Larry Franklin Breaks Silence
CQ Politics:
He insists he did it for his country, to head off a disastrous U.S. invasion of Iraq.
But instead, Pentagon analyst Larry Franklin found himself charged with giving classified information to suspected agents of Israel. In 2006 he was sentenced to almost 13 years in prison and a $10,000 fine, later reduced to probation and 10 months house arrest for cooperating with the feds.
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He insists he did it for his country, to head off a disastrous U.S. invasion of Iraq.
But instead, Pentagon analyst Larry Franklin found himself charged with giving classified information to suspected agents of Israel. In 2006 he was sentenced to almost 13 years in prison and a $10,000 fine, later reduced to probation and 10 months house arrest for cooperating with the feds.
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