First Modern Case of Spy Actually Placed Inside of White House
"Both the FBI and CIA are calling it the first case of espionage in the White House in modern history.Officials tell ABC News the alleged spy worked undetected at the White House for almost three years. Leandro Aragoncillo, 46, was a U.S. Marine most recently assigned to the staff of Vice President Dick Cheney.
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"I don't know of a case where the vetting broke down before and resulted in a spy being in the White House," said Richard Clarke, a former White House advisor who is now an ABC News consultant.Federal investigators say Aragoncillo, a naturalized citizen from the Philippines, used his top secret clearance to steal classified intelligence documents from White House computers.
In 2000, Aragoncillo worked on the staff of then-Vice President Al Gore."
via Ace
Wow. Weird, huh? Most of what he stole was sent through e-mail too. Kind of make it easy to sneak out.
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