Federal authorities have charged Asif W. Rahman, a former CIA official, for leaking classified documents detailing Israel’s plans to launch a strike in Iran.
The FBI arrested Rahman in Cambodia and he is now facing charges under the Espionage Act, according to the New York Times. Prosecutors allege that he unlawfully kept and transmitted national defense information.
The FBI previously told The Times that it was “working closely with our partners in the Department of Defense and intelligence community.”
The documents were prepared by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, which analyzes images and information collected by U.S. spy satellites. It conducts work in support of clandestine and military operations.
Mr. Rahman, who worked abroad for the C.I.A., was set to appear in Guam on Thursday.
The information in the documents is highly classified and…
