FBI Knew of Ties Between Alleged Spy, Agent-Paper

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Fri April 25, 2003 03:09 PM ET
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Officials at the FBI knew for years that an accused Chinese double agent had an unusually close relationship with her FBI handler and allowed him to bend agency rules, a published report said on Friday.

The special accommodations were afforded to agent James J. Smith by top FBI brass because they considered Katrina Leung a particularly valuable "asset" in the agency's ability to spy on the Chinese government, the Los Angeles Times reported.

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