Full name: Lawrence Anthony Franklin
Age: 58
Home: Kearneysville, West Virginia
Occupation: Department of Defense analyst at the Pentagon since 1979 in these offices: Office of the Secretary of Defense, International Security Affairs, Office of Near East and South Asia, Office of Northern Gulf Affairs, Iran Desk
Clearance: TS/SCI; suspended on 30 June 2004
Military Rank: Air Force Reserves Colonel; in the USAFR since 14 August 1976; assigned to the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) Defense HUMINT Services
Education: BA, MA and PhD in Asian Studies
First Interviewed by FBI: 30 June 2004, voluntary and non-custodial
FBI Case Leaked: 27 August 2004
Arrested by FBI: Wednesday, 4 May 2005
Charge: Communicating classified US national defense information to persons not entitled to receive that information; that this information could be used to the injury of the United States or to the advantage of a foreign nation
Count 1: Conspiracy to communicate national defense information to persons not entitled to receive it
Count 2-4: Communication of national defense information to persons not entitled to receive it
Count 5: Communication of classified information to persons not entitled to receive it
Count 6: Conspiracy to communicate classified information to agent and representative of foreign government without specific authorization
Convicted: 20 January 2006
Sentenced: 12 1/2 Years and a fine of $10,000
Charges:
Count 1: Conspiracy to communicate national defense information to persons not entitled to receive it
Count 2: Communication of classified information to persons not entitled to receive it
Count 3: Unlawful retention of national defense information
Co-conspirators: Former employees of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) Steve Rosen, AIPAC's former policy director, and Keith Weissman, its former senior Iran analyst. Naor Gilon, in charge of policy at the Israeli Embassy in Washington. Uzi Arad, a former Israeli intelligence agent.
Analyst Charged With Passing Iran Info: Franklin Turned Self InTo FBI
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