Andrew Warren
| Andrew Warren | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1968[1] |
| Alma mater | Norfolk State University |
| Occupation | CIA operative and author |
| Religion | Islam |
Andrew M. Warren (c. 1968–) is an author, spy and former CIA operative, who served as Station Chief of the CIA field office in Algiers during 07-2008.[1][2]
He has martial arts training, extensive knowledge of the Middle East, and speaks six Arabic dialects[2] as well as Persian.[3] He is a convert to Islam.[1][2] He earned a Bachelor of Arts at Norfolk State University, graduating in 1993.[4]
Warren was stationed in Algeria since 2007 and recalled by the CIA in October 2008. He was fired in 2009.[5] In late 2008, two Algerian women came forward and accused Warren of drugging and raping them while at his home.[1][2][6] On February 17, 2008, Warren admitted that he had sexually assaulted one of the woman on the U.S. Embassy property in Algiers, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. Warren told authorities the sex was consensual.[5] Subsequently, following a search of his Algiers home, investigators found, what appeared to be evidence of "tradecraft" associated with stalkers rather than spies: multiple computer drives and data-storage devices, a handbook on the investigation of sexual assaults and quantities of Xanax and Valium—tranquilizers that government experts claim are commonly used in date-rape assaults.[7]
He was indicted on June 18, 2009, by a grand jury of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on one count of sexual abuse and was arraigned on June 30, 2009.[8] He was investigated by the Department of State's Diplomatic Security Service and prosecuted by attorneys from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia and the Department of Justice's Criminal Division (Domestic Security Section).[9] Warren was arrested April 26, 2010 in Norfolk, after he missed a pretrial appearance earlier in the month. He was in possession of a handgun and drug paraphernalia.[10]
On June 7, 2010, Warren pleaded guilty to abusive sexual contact and unlawful use of cocaine while possessing a firearm. Had he been convicted of the rape charge, for which he had originally been indicted, Warren could have faced up to life in prison. [11] On March 3, 2011 Judge Ellen Segal Huvelle sentenced Warren to serve 65 Months for on charges of abusive sexual contact and unlawful use of cocaine while possessing a firearm. The judge added almost two years to the sentence that prosecutors had originally requested citing the rational as it seemed that Warren had thought he would get away with the offense because of diplomatic immunity as well as the victim's fear of reporting the crime. [12] [13] He has been in custody pending sentencing since his plea of guilty to the charges. [14]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d ROSS, BRIAN (2009-01-28). "Exclusive: CIA Station Chief in Algeria Accused of Rapes". ABC News. http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/Story?id=6750266&page=1. Retrieved 2009-02-03.
- ^ a b c d Hosenball, Mark (2009-01-31). "The Spy and the Sex Scandal". Newsweek. http://www.newsweek.com/id/182559. Retrieved 2009-02-03.
- ^ FEBER, ERIC (2002-09-20). "Grist for novel about terrorism drawn from author's time". Virginian-Pilot. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=VP&p_theme=vp&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F6306058C40CE7C&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Retrieved 2009-02-03.
- ^ "The Spartan Bookcase -Alumni authors". Norfolk State University. http://alumni.nsu.edu/?Authors. Retrieved 2009-01-29.
- ^ a b Ex-CIA Official Admits Rape at US Embassy in Algiers
- ^ Miller, Greg (2009-01-29). "CIA chief in Algeria recalled amid investigation". Los Angeles Times. http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/washingtondc/la-fg-cia29-2009jan29,0,1298224.story. Retrieved 2009-02-03.
- ^ The Spy and the Sex Scandal
- ^ "CIA's Former Top Officer in Algeria Indicted on Sexual-Abuse Charge". The Washington Post. 2009-07-01. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/30/AR2009063002555.html. Retrieved 2010-04-25.
- ^ U.S. National Charged with Sexual Abuse While Overseas
- ^ Former CIA Spy Andrew Warren Arrested in Hotel With Drug Paraphernalia, Handgun
- ^ Andrew Warren, Ex-CIA Official, Pleads Guilty In Sex Abuse Case
- ^ http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/cia-agent-andrew-warren-sentenced-prison-sex-assault/story?id=13083937 Ex-CIA Agent Sentenced to Prison For Sex Assault on Drugged Muslim Woman]
- ^ Former U.S. Official Sentenced to 65 Months in Prison for Sexually Assaulting Woman on Embassy Property in Algeria
- ^ CIA 'Star' Pleads Guilty to Rape
