WASHINGTON - The Justice Department (news - web sites) has been asked to investigate who disclosed secret details about a mysterious and expensive U.S. spy satellite project, a federal law enforcement official said Tuesday. The request came from an unspecified intelligence agency.
Under Justice guidelines, prosecutors must review such requests and ensure they meet strict requirements — such as whether the information had been properly classified — before they agree to begin a criminal investigation.
The Justice Department has not yet determined whether classified information was leaked and has not decided whether to investigate, said the official, who spoke only on condition of anonymity, because the case involves highly classified information.
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The Justice Department already has a high-profile leak investigation under way. It is probing who in the Bush administration disclosed the name of undercover CIA (news - web sites) officer Valerie Plame.
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