Whistleblowing

CIA Agent: I Was Punished for Revealing Secret Base Run Like ‘College Dorm’

A CIA agent has filed a lawsuit against the agency alleging that his commanding officer ordered him and other agents to travel through dangerous areas in a combat zone to shop and buy food for her, running the base like it was a “college dormitory.” He also claims that he was punished for blowing the whistle on her misconduct.

As the case relates to US intelligence, many facts relating to it are classified, including the names of the plaintiff and his boss, or the location of the base. The CIA agent, who goes by the pseudonym "James A Pars," alleges in the lawsuit that his boss "placed her personal needs of cooking, baking, socializing, entertainment, exercise and shopping above the needs of the mission — often going days and sometimes more than a week without meeting with key personnel."

Pars arrived at the base in December 2014. He had more than three years of experience managing a base in a conflict zone when he received the appointment, while he alleges that the mission chief had almost no prior experience in combat zones.