Debt Desk — Debt Desk — October 14, 2026: Accountability, the Midterms and a Lower Curve
Good morning. It is Wednesday, October fourteenth.
Federal prosecutors have dropped their case against former CIA analyst Sue Mi Terry, ending a closely watched prosecution over allegations that she acted as an unregistered agent for South Korea.
The Justice Department filed to dismiss the case Tuesday. Terry had pleaded not guilty after prosecutors accused her of accepting luxury goods, expensive meals and other benefits while advocating South Korean policy positions. Her lawyers consistently argued that her contacts were part of legitimate work as a prominent specialist on Korea and East…
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