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A jury has found Cameron Ortis, the former RCMP intelligence official accused of leaking secret information to police targets, guilty of all charges against him.

A jury convicted Cameron Ortis, who defended himself by arguing that he was engaged in a secret mission when he sought to sell secrets.

The fate of Cameron Ortis, the former RCMP intelligence official accused of leaking intelligence to police targets, is now in the hands of a jury.

Cameron Jay Ortis, 51, testified in his own defense during his trial in Ottawa, where he is accused of contacting four criminal suspects and offering them confidential information.

The Crown has also pointed to e-mail exchanges between Mr. Ortis and Vincent Ramos that culminate in a May, 2015 request from Mr. Ortis for a $20,000 payment in exchange for full copies of classified documents

OTTAWA — A lawyer for a former RCMP intelligence official charged with leaking secrets told a jury on Thursday that his client did not betray Canada, but acted on a "clear and grave threat.

Lawyer argues Cameron Ortis was a dedicated RCMP employee, not an enemy of Canada. Read trial update here.

Lawyer argues Cameron Ortis was a dedicated RCMP employee, not an enemy of Canada. Read trial update here.

Ortis has pleaded not guilty to charges of leaking sensitive RCMP secrets to accused criminals, claims he was running a covert operation.

Cameron Ortis says he was on a mission to help, not hurt, Canada when he communicated classified information with the subjects of international criminal probes