-Caveat Lector- Ex-CIA Chief Won't Be Prosecuted By MICHAEL J. SNIFFEN .c The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Justice Department has declined to prosecute former CIA Director John Deutch for keeping secret files on his unsecured personal computer at home after he stepped down as the nation's top spy, a department official said today. But the department recently sent the case back to the CIA for possible disciplinary action after it concluded Deutch's actions were reckless rather than criminal, this official said, requesting anonymity. The CIA is preparing a critical report and considering revocation of the security clearances Deutch still has as a government consultant, Newsweek magazine reported Sunday. Newsweek disclosed that in late 1996, CIA technicians found 31 secret files on Deutch's home computer. The CIA spent a year weighing the case before sending it to the Justice Department and the department spent another year reaching its decision, the magazine said. CIA spokesman Bill Harlow said he was familiar with the Newsweek story but could not comment. The newsmagazine said Deutch would not comment, and a call to his Massachusetts home was not returned. Quoting Justice Department sources, the magazine said Deutch's mishandling of classified material came to light shortly after he resigned in December 1996. Agency technicians went to his home for a routine check to ensure CIA procedures were being followed to protect secrets, Newsweek said. They found 31 classified national security documents on his personal computer, even though he had a secure agency computer at home, the report said. During the Justice Department investigation, Deutch was reappointed to a federal panel that studies how to combat proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and was given top security clearances, Newsweek said. DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance�not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
