US to drop S. Korea intelligence case against ex-CIA analyst

The U.S. Justice Department has decided to refrain from prosecuting Sue Mi Terry, a former CIA analyst and former White House National Security Council official, who faced charges of acting as an unregistered agent for South Korea. In exchange for luxury goods and other gifts, Terry was indicted by a grand jury in July 2024. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York has reached a deferred prosecution agreement with Terry.

If she complies with the conditions of the agreement, which includes travel restrictions and limitations on her contacts with South Korea, the criminal charges against her will be dropped after 12 months of compliance. The terms of the deal were detailed in a four-page notice filed in a Manhattan U.S. District Court on Tuesday. While the Justice Department did not provide a reason for dropping the high-profile intelligence case, it stated that they had determined both the interests of the United States and Terry's interests would be served by this decision.