Leandro Aragoncillo (born 1959) is a naturalized Filipino-American[1] former FBI intelligence analyst and retired Gunnery Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps who was charged with espionage and leaking classified information to the regime of a former Filipino president. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Naturalization is the acquisition of Citizenship or Nationality by somebody who was not a citizen or national of that country when he or she was born Filipino Americans are Americans of Philippine ancestry which trace back to the Philippines, an archipelagic nation in Southeast Asia. The FBI labeled him the first known case of espionage in history from within the White House, where he was assigned for 31 months from 1999 to 2001, first under Vice President Al Gore and then under Vice President Dick Cheney. See also Executive Office of the President of the United States The White House, formerly known as the Executive Mansion, is the Official residence The Vice President of the United States is the first person in the presidential line of succession, becoming the new President of the United States upon the death Albert Arnold Gore Jr (born March 31 1948 is an American environmental Activist, author Businessperson, former Politician, and former Richard Bruce "Dick" Cheney (born January 30 1941 is the forty-sixth and current Vice President of the United States.
Aragoncillo was hired to work for the FBI at the Army's Ft. Monmouth base in New Jersey in July 2004 and began sending classified information and documents in January 2005, according to the federal complaint. Fort Monmouth is an installation of the Department of the Army in Monmouth County New Jersey New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States.
On October 5, 2005, Aragoncillo was indicted and arrested for espionage in New Jersey. Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Federal agents accuse him of stealing classified information, including information about the current President of the Philippines, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and passing it to opposition leaders in that country. The President of the Philippines is the head of state and government of the Republic of the Philippines. The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP Maria Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (born Maria Gloria Macaraeg Macapagal on April 5 1947 is a Filipina Politician. The FBI referred to his arrest as representing the first known case of espionage from within the White House. An arrest is the act of depriving a person of his or her liberty usually in relation to the investigation and prevention of crime See also Executive Office of the President of the United States The White House, formerly known as the Executive Mansion, is the Official residence Michael Ray Aquino, a former deputy director of the Philippines National Police who lived in New York City, was arrested and charged as well. Michael Ray Aquino is a former Intelligence officer in the police force of the Philippines. The City of New York Aragoncillo was accused of passing some of the documents to Aquino.
According to reports gathered from Filipino intelligence professionals, indications were also pointing to Aragoncillo's supposed link with the French intelligence service, Direction générale de la sécurité extérieure. The National Intelligence Coordinating Agency ( NICA) ( Filipino: Pambansang Sangay para sa Pagsasamang Kaalaman) ( PSPK) is the primary intelligence Frequent visits of Aragoncillo to Manila were allegedly interspersed with clandestine meetings with identified French operatives and several "illegals" (i. e. unregistered agents) around 2002 to 2004.
Aquino, having pled guilty to unlawfully possessing secret US government documents, faces a jail sentence of between 70 and 87 months plus a $250,000 fine.
Under his plea agreement, Aragoncillo faced up to 20 years in prison. [1] On July 18, 2007, a federal court in New Jersey sentenced Aragoncillo to ten years in prison. [1][2]
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- ^ a b c "FBI analyst sentenced for spying", CNN. com, July 18, 2007
- ^ "White House Spy Sentenced to 10 Years", ABC News, 2007-07-18. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, Retrieved on 2007-07-18. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls,
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