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THE INTELLIGENCE NEWSPAPER

The secret world leaves a paper trail.

Spies, scandals, covert operations and the people who hold the secrets. Start with these stories.

A man identified by federal prosecutors as Abdulrahman Alfozan looks behind a conference-room television; red circle marks his face
U.S. Department of Justice

Spy games

OpenAI’s Spy Scandal Has a Face

An engineer accused of planting a recorder in OpenAI’s executive conference room was filmed looking behind the TV. Prosecutors identify him as Abdulrahman Alfozan, charged with intercepting communications.

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Open black evidence cases filled with gold bars and bundles of hundred-dollar bills recovered from David Rush’s home
U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Virginia

Power & scandal · Analysis

The CIA’s $194 Million Con Man

David Rush pleaded guilty after inventing government authorities to acquire gold, Florida property and luxury goods. The agency has a much bigger problem than an embarrassing photograph.

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Jeffrey Epstein in an undated archive photograph
Publisher-supplied photograph

Power & scandal · Analysis

Epstein: Israel’s Useful Monster

Epstein’s money, apartments and foreign contacts were useful to Israel’s security establishment. The Mossad theory starts with what he actually did.

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