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Government,
Civil Litigation

Sep. 30, 2022

Ex-FBI agent queried on escorts, judge chides prosecutor

“There are pretty strict policies about FBI agents getting involved with prostitutes, isn’t that right?” Assistant U.S. Attorney Ruth C. Pinkel asked former agent Babak Broumand.

Federal prosecutors came down hard on a former FBI agent accused of selling classified intelligence to an attorney involved in criminal activities Thursday, while the judge presiding over the jury trial admonished one of them for taking up too much of the court’s time.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Ruth C. Pinkel meticulously contested every aspect of the defense’s argument and at one point asked former agent Babak Broumand to define “compromise...

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