US spy agency seeks criminal probe into NSA leak

Updated: 2013-06-13 11:14

(Agencies)

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WASHINGTON - A US intelligence agency formally requested a criminal probe on Saturday into the leak of highly classified information about secret surveillance programs run by the National Security Agency, a spokesman for the intelligence czar's office said.

A "crimes report has been filed," said Shawn Turner, a spokesman for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. The report, which goes to the US Justice Department, was filed by the super-secret NSA, he said.

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