ASSOCIATED PRESSYesterday, June 16th, marked one year since Jeffrey Sterling began his 3.5 year prison sentence for divulging classified information to a New York Times journalist, a crime he did not commit. According to the United States government, Jeffrey then "retaliated" against the CIA by leaking classified information to James Risen. He was one of the few African Americans to work as a CIA case officer, and he was incredibly proud of this accomplishment. To learn more about Jeffrey's case, click here. During Jeffrey's trial, the Department of Justice was unable to present any direct evidence proving that he divulged classified information to James Risen.

Source: Huffington Post June 17, 2016 14:53 UTC