Former FBI agent Terry Albury is likely to receive between three and five years in prison when he’s sentenced for giving classified information to reporters, raising questions of a double standard benefiting the men who led the bureau at the time of his leaks.
Albury’s illegal activities, which his attorneys call “an act of conscience,” began in February 2016, when the bureau was led by Director James Comey, and continued until August 2017, when FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe’s three-month stint as acting director ended.
Albury, allegedly motivated by discrimination as the only African-American agent in Minneapolis, is believed to have sent The Intercept a guide to informant recruitment and rules for seizing records from journalists. Albury pleaded guilty Tuesday to two felony counts, and prosecutors want 4-5 years in prison. Albury’s attorneys say 3-4 years would be appropriate.
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Here's the goose. What about the gander?
ReplyDeleteI don't care if you call it a double standard or not, he still needs to go to prison. Now do your jobs and make sure Comey and the others go to prison for the same.
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ReplyDeleteThat's OK; his sentence should tie to his crime.
And then when the big fish from FBI HQ start rolling into court they can spend some serious time because their crimes were more serious.
Enough of the plea deals and wrist slaps.