{
  "id": 14507605,
  "title": "US drops case against ex-CIA analyst accused of aiding S. Korea",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/us-drops-case-against-ex-cia-analyst-accused-of-aiding-s-korea-14507605",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-14T18:22:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20261015/us-drops-case-against-ex-cia-analyst-accused-of-aiding-s-korea"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "U.S. prosecutors have decided to drop charges against Sue Mi Terry, a former CIA analyst and White House National Security Council member. According to prosecutors, Terry was accused of acting as a South Korean government agent in exchange for luxury items like designer handbags and expensive dinners. She was also charged with disclosing U.S. government information to South Korean intelligence.\n\nTerry, who is a naturalized U.S. citizen born in Seoul, South Korea, and raised in Virginia and Hawaii, had faced a trial in 2024 for failing to register as a foreign agent. However, the Justice Department has now struck a deferred prosecution agreement with Terry. This means she will not serve jail time if she adheres to several conditions over the next 12 months. These include not leaving the United States and not communicating with South Korean intelligence.",
  "summary": "NEW YORK — U.S. prosecutors have agreed to drop charges against a former CIA analyst accused of working as an agent of the South Korean government in exchange for designer handbags, high-priced dinners and other luxury goods. Sue Mi Terry, who had also served on the White House National Security Council, was charged in 2024 for failing to register as a foreign agent and disclosing U.S. government…",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "US drops case against ex-CIA analyst accused of aiding S. Korea",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/us-drops-case-against-ex-cia-analyst-accused-of-aiding-s-korea",
        "published": "2026-10-14T18:02:03.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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