U.S. to Drop Sue Mi Terry Charges After 12 Months if Compliant

The U.S. Justice Department agreed to defer prosecution of former CIA analyst Sue Mi Terry for 12 months and drop the charges if she meets the agreement’s conditions, according to court documents filed in Manhattan on October 13. The deal pauses a case accusing Terry of acting as an unregistered agent for South Korea. It was reached weeks before her trial was expected to begin. The agreement includes restrictions on her travel and contacts with the South Korean government; the court documents do not provide further detail about those conditions. The agreement records Terry acknowledging that she shared notes with South Korean intelligence officers from a 2022 meeting involving then-Secretary of State Antony Blinken. It also records her acceptance of designer goods from South Korean intelligence, valued at about $9,245. One account of the agreement lists 19 restaurant meals and $37,000 in payments to a Korean-affairs public policy program she ran as well. The agreement does not include an admission of wrongdoing. Terry had maintained her innocence, and her attorney, Lee Wolosky, said her interactions with South Korean officials furthered U.S.