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FBI Admits Agent Impersonated Associated Press Reporter

HeadlineNov 07, 2014

The FBI has admitted one of its agents impersonated an Associated Press reporter in order to catch a 15-year-old bomb suspect in Washington state. FBI Director James Comey acknowledged the move in a letter to The New York Times after last week’s revelations the FBI used a fake AP story in the case. Comey said the agent, posing as a reporter, sent the suspect a link to the fake article that contained software that revealed his location. AP Executive Editor Kathleen Carroll said the revelation “doubles our concern and outrage, expressed earlier to Attorney General Eric Holder, about how the agency’s unacceptable tactics undermine AP and the vital distinction between the government and the press.”

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