WASHINGTON — A United States State Department official is facing charges of obstruction of justice and making false statements to the FBI.
The investigation is reportedly related to surveillance conducted under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.
Reuters broke the news: The employee, Candace Claiborne, works in the State Department office that handles Caucasus Affairs, government records showed. One official said the charges are expected to include lying to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
MORE: Investigation of State Dept. employee included surveillance conducted under Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act – federal prosecutor
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) March 29, 2017
MORE: State Department employee allegedly failed to report contacts with Chinese foreign intelligence who provided her with gifts – DOJ
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) March 29, 2017
MORE: State Department employee ‘used her position and her access to sensitive diplomatic data for personal profit’ – DOJ
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) March 29, 2017
This is a developing story. Stay with Breaking911 for the latest.
