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| Ex-CIA officer Jerry Chun Shing Lee held over secret records | Ex-CIA officer Jerry Chun Shing Lee held over secret records |
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| A former CIA officer has been arrested on charges of unlawful retention of classified information, the US justice department says. | A former CIA officer has been arrested on charges of unlawful retention of classified information, the US justice department says. |
| Jerry Chun Shing Lee, a naturalised US citizen, was held after arriving at New York's JFK airport on Monday. | Jerry Chun Shing Lee, a naturalised US citizen, was held after arriving at New York's JFK airport on Monday. |
| He worked for the CIA between 1994 and 2007, when he left for Hong Kong. | He worked for the CIA between 1994 and 2007, when he left for Hong Kong. |
| When he returned to America in 2012, FBI agents searched his hotel rooms in Hawaii and Virginia and found two small books with secret records. | |
| The US justice department says in a statement that the books contained handwritten notes on details such as "true names and phone numbers of assets and covert CIA employees". | The US justice department says in a statement that the books contained handwritten notes on details such as "true names and phone numbers of assets and covert CIA employees". |
| The statement says that Mr Lee, 53, has been charged "with unlawful retention of national defence information and faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison, if convicted". | The statement says that Mr Lee, 53, has been charged "with unlawful retention of national defence information and faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison, if convicted". |
| Mr Lee, also known as Zhen Cheng Li, began his CIA career as a case officer, maintained a top secret clearance and signed non-disclosure agreements. | Mr Lee, also known as Zhen Cheng Li, began his CIA career as a case officer, maintained a top secret clearance and signed non-disclosure agreements. |
| He has made no public comments on the issue. | He has made no public comments on the issue. |