USA v. Rahman

Around October 15, 2024, the National GeoSpatial agency produced two top-secret documents about Israel’s military capabilities in light of their likely attack on Iran. Within 48 hours after their creation, the documents appeared on the Telegram channel and the X/Twitter of Middle East Spectator. Per the Department of Justice, the documents had been printed and photographed. The government identified Asif William Rahman, a CIA employee operating out of the U.S. Embassy in Cambodia, as having printed the documents and indicted him under the Espionage Act. On June 11, 2025, Rahman was sentenced to 3 years and 1 month in prison.

Courtroom Reporting from Chip Gibbons

• CIA Analyst Sentenced To Prison For Releasing Documents On Israel’s Plans To Strike Iran
• CIA Analyst’s Plea Deal Adds Further Intrigue To Espionage Act Prosecution
• In Unprecedented Move, Judge Keeps CIA Employee Facing Espionage Act Charges In Jail
• U.S. Prosecutors Unable To Persuade Judge That Accused CIA Leaker Must Stay In Jail

Selected Case Filings

• Asif Rahman Indictment [11/7/24]
• Government Appeal of Order for Release and Motion for Stay [12/06/24]
• CIA Declaration [12/10/24]
• National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Declaration [12/10/24]
• Defendant’s Supplemental Opposition to Government’s Motion for Pretrial Detention [12/11/24]
• Government Motion to Certify Case as Complex [12/13/24]
• Defense Opposition to Certifying Case as Complex [12/16/24]