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New court documents reveal suspicions ex-marine sold classified secrets while in Iranian custody in 2016

Once tortured in Iranian jail, ex-Marine fights spy claims ERIC TUCKER, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail Now Playing: Five years after being freed from Evin Prison through the Iran nuclear deal, U.S. Marine Amir Hekmati is being accused of treason by the Department of Justice. Hekmati's lawyer disputes the allegations and gives background on the case. (March 16) Video: Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — After Amir Hekmati was released from Iranian custody in a 2016 deal trumpeted as a diplomatic breakthrough, he was declared eligible for $20...

After Amir Hekmati was released from Iranian custody in a 2016 deal trumpeted as a diplomatic breakthrough, he was declared eligible for $20 million in compensation from a special U.S. government fund. But payday never arrived, leaving Hekmati to wonder why. The answer has finally arrived: Newly filed court documents reviewed by The Associated Press…

A US government payout to Amir Hekmati halted due to suspicions he sought to provide classified intel to Iran.

Newly filed court documents reveal FBI suspicions that Amir Hekmati traveled to Iran to sell classified secrets — not, as he says, to visit his grandmother.