An intercepted call led to probe against pro-Pak US diplomat

November 21, 2014 21:26

A former State Department official, known for her strong pro-Pakistan leanings, was placed under a probe for espionage after US authorities intercepted a call this year in which a Pakistani official said that his government was receiving American secrets from a US diplomat, a media report here said.

Robin Raphel, 67, considered one of the leading American experts on Pakistan, was placed under federal counter intelligence investigation earlier this month. The telephone conversation led to months of secret surveillance on her and during an FBI raid at her home last month agents discovered classified information, a report in the New York Times said, describing the investigation as a 'rare example' of a FBI espionage investigation breaking into public view.

The NYT report quoted the US officials, saying that while the FBI secretly monitored Raphel in recent months, agents suspected that she was improperly taking classified information home from the state department.

FBI agents searched her home in a prosperous neighbourhood near the Maryland border with Washington and found classified information, the officials said.

Raphel was stripped of her security clearances last month and no longer has access to the state department building.

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