Introducing Sue Mi Terry, a former CIA employee accused of being a South Korean spy, divulges startling information.
According to the Justice Department, a former CIA employee and top National Security Council staffer has been accused of working as a covert agent for South Korea’s intelligence agency.
According to an indictment filed in federal court in Manhattan, Sue Mi Terry accepted opulent gifts, such as designer handbags and pricey dinners at sushi restaurants, in exchange for supporting the positions of the South Korean government during media appearances, disclosing confidential information to intelligence officers, and facilitating the access of South Korean officials to U.S. government officials.
According to the indictment, she also acknowledged to the FBI that she provided information to South Korean intelligence, including by passing along handwritten notes from an off-the-record meeting she had with Secretary of State Antony Blinken in June 2022 regarding U.S. government policy toward North Korea.
Additionally, according to the prosecution, she received over $37,000 in covert payments from South Korean intelligence officials for a public policy program that Terry oversaw and was centered on Korean affairs.
The behavior in question took place in the years following Terry’s departure from the US government and her employment at think tanks, where she rose to prominence as a foreign policy expert in public policy.
The “allegations are unfounded and distort the work of a scholar and news analyst known for her independence and years of service to the United States,” according to a statement released by Terry’s attorney, Lee Wolosky.
She hadn’t had a security clearance in almost ten years, he claimed, and her opinions had remained constant.
He stated, “In actuality, she was a vocal opponent of the South Korean government at the very moments when this indictment claims she was speaking on its behalf.” “It will be clear once the facts are revealed that the administration made a significant mistake.”
Terry worked with think tanks, such as the Council on Foreign Relations, after leaving the government in 2011 after serving as a CIA analyst and then the National Intelligence Council’s deputy national intelligence officer for East Asia.
Terry, according to the prosecution, never registered as a foreign agent with the Justice Department.
According to the indictment, she denied being a “active registrant” and failed to disclose her covert work with South Korea on disclosure forms filed with the House of Representatives, where she testified at least three times between 2016 and 2022. This prevented Congress from having “the opportunity to fairly evaluate Terry’s testimony in light of her longstanding efforts” for the government.
