Terry J. Albury
Terry J. Albury | |
|---|---|
 Terry Albury, circa 2001 | |
| Born | Terry J. Albury Santa Rosa, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Classified document disclosure to The Intercept |
| Criminal charge | Violating the Espionage Act, |
| Criminal penalty | 4 years |
Terry J. Albury is a former FBI agent accused of leaking documents to news site The Intercept detailing secret guidelines for the FBI’s use of informants and the surveillance of journalists and religious and ethnic minority and immigrant communities. The documents in question formed the basis for a series of articles in The Intercept called "The FBI's Secret Rules".[1]
Albury was indicted under the Espionage Act of 1917, and in 2018, pled guilty and was sentenced to 4 years in prison.[2]
Albury was a 17-year veteran of the FBI.[3] He stated that he was motivated to inform the public about the systematic racist and xenophobic practices he witnessed as the only black agent in the Minneapolis field office, and the son of an Ethiopian refugee[2] as he was tasked with surveillance of Muslim and immigrant communities.[3]
Albury's was the second leak case charged under the Espionage Act under President Trump.[4] Civil liberties and press freedom advocates spoke out against Albury's prosecution under the Espionage Act, and called for an end to its use against those who "act in good faith to bring government misconduct to the attention of the public".[5]
References
- ^ "The FBI’s Secret Rules" The Intercept
- ^ a b Charlie Savage and Mitch Smith. "Ex-Minneapolis F.B.I. Agent Is Sentenced to 4 Years in Leak Case" The New York Times, 18 October 2018
- ^ a b Alice Speri "As FBI Whistleblower Terry Albury Faces Sentencing, His Lawyers Say He Was Motivated by Racism and Abuses at the Bureau" The Intercept, 18 October 2018
- ^ Mukhtar M. Ibrahim "Minneapolis FBI agent charged with leaking classified information to reporter" Minnesota Public Radio, 28 March 2018
- ^ "End Espionage Act Prosecutions of Whistleblowers" Defending Rights and Dissent