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Fox News Analyst Arrested for Lying About Working as a CIA Agent
theguardian.com ^ | October 16, 2015

Posted on 10/15/2015 10:46:48 PM PDT by Helicondelta

A Fox News guest terrorism analyst was arrested on Thursday after a grand jury indicted him on charges of falsely claiming to have been a CIA agent for decades, US prosecutors said.

Wayne Simmons, 62, of Annapolis, Maryland, bogusly portrayed himself as an “Outside Paramilitary Special Operations Officer” for the Central Intelligence Agency from 1973 to 2000, the US Attorney’s Office for Virginia’s Eastern District said in a statement.

Simmons allegedly tried to use that claim to get government security clearances and work as a defense contractor. At one point he was deployed overseas as an intelligence adviser to senior military officers, the statement said.

He faces charges of major fraud against the United States, wire fraud and making false statements to the government.

He has appeared on Fox News, a unit of 21st Century Fox Inc , as a guest analyst on terrorism since 2002 and has a wide presence among conservative groups, a profile on Amazon.com said.

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TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; US: Maryland
KEYWORDS: annapolis; boyking; cia; ciaagent; fox; foxnews; imposters; kentclizbe; maryland; obamanation; simmons; thethirdjihad; waynesimmons
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To: Mach9

Something tells me you’ll never hear the other side of his story.


41 posted on 10/16/2015 4:19:20 AM PDT by woweeitsme
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To: Helicondelta
Hes like Colonel Flagg. He tells people works for the CIA when he actually works for the CID.
42 posted on 10/16/2015 4:20:43 AM PDT by 4yearlurker (Voting is now the lesser of all evils.)
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To: SteveH
It is a crime to pretend to be a police officer, but I am not aware of a law that says it is a crime to claim to be CIA falsely. What is that law, specifically?

The same law that got Valerie Plame indicted, convicted and jailed for falsely claiming to be deep-cover CIA.

Oh wait...

43 posted on 10/16/2015 4:21:50 AM PDT by Tonytitan
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To: Tonytitan

good one


44 posted on 10/16/2015 4:22:21 AM PDT by samtheman (2014: Voters elect Repubs to congress... 2015: Repubs defund NOTHING... 2016: Trump/(Cruz or Palin))
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To: Helicondelta

Simmons allegedly tried to use that claim to get government security clearances and work as a defense contractor. At one point he was deployed overseas as an intelligence adviser to senior military officers, the statement said.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

So he broke his cover and now must be punished? LOL


45 posted on 10/16/2015 4:24:13 AM PDT by Candor7 (Obama fascism article:(http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html))
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To: dp0622

Fox News is a RINO headline service with flashy graphics.


46 posted on 10/16/2015 4:36:55 AM PDT by stinkerpot65 (Global warming is a Marxist lie.)
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To: Rome2000
they should make a movie about THAT,,,
47 posted on 10/16/2015 4:45:26 AM PDT by Chode (Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -w- NO Pity for the LAZY - Luke, 22:36)
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To: dp0622
haven’t watched fox in seven months now,.

Dropped in on FOX yesterday for a bit. Was surprised to hear Shep continuously asking some pundit if he was sure that Russia's involving Iran and Cuba in its efforts in Syria wasn't sending a message. The pundit kept saying "no", but even Shep understands the implications of the others' involvement - especially with our recent lip-to-butt puckerfest with Cuba.

48 posted on 10/16/2015 4:50:42 AM PDT by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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To: Helicondelta

You are whatever you FEEL inside. If this guy FELT that he was a spy then he was. Transpyual or whatever. He was born that way, leave him alone!


49 posted on 10/16/2015 4:55:16 AM PDT by Sirius Lee (Cruz or Lose 2016)
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To: onyx

I do. Not very impressive as I remember his face but none of his words.


50 posted on 10/16/2015 5:04:18 AM PDT by Protect the Bill of Rights
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To: SteveH

Impersonating a Federal Officer....CIA Agents are officers of the Federal Government....

Plus fraud....used false credentials for cash.....he sold himself on his credentials


51 posted on 10/16/2015 5:05:22 AM PDT by nevergore
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To: Helicondelta

The funny part is that Media Matters is claiming that this was Fox’s main source on Benghazi.


52 posted on 10/16/2015 5:05:41 AM PDT by Sir_Humphrey (Is it too late to save the country?)
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To: Popman

You would think Fox would at minimum do a background check for employment...?

So Fox calls the CIA and asks them if this guy really worked for them?


53 posted on 10/16/2015 5:20:07 AM PDT by Paperpusher
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To: lewislynn

When will they arrest all of the others for posing as “Journalists?”


54 posted on 10/16/2015 5:24:15 AM PDT by unixfox (Abolish Slavery, Repeal the 16th Amendment)
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To: dp0622

Yeah, its a crime to lie to the government but not the other way around.


55 posted on 10/16/2015 5:25:53 AM PDT by Delta 21 (Patiently waiting for the jack booted kick at my door.)
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To: Delta 21

What if he truly WAS a CIA operative but Obama’s CIA purged all of that info..?

(ok, tin foil off)


56 posted on 10/16/2015 5:33:28 AM PDT by austinaero
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To: Psalm 144; All

“I didn’t know that was a crime. I mean, Obama claims to be an American and a Christian after all. Maybe the guy identifies as CIA? Aren’t we supposed to respect wishful fantasies of identity?”

+1

Newswh@res hoist upon their own petard! I LOVE it when that happens! :)


57 posted on 10/16/2015 5:49:59 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set...)
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To: Psalm 144

“Maybe the guy identifies as CIA? Aren’t we supposed to respect wishful fantasies of identity?”

LOL!

Your post was a good start to my morning.


58 posted on 10/16/2015 5:55:07 AM PDT by CottonBall
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To: Popman

He wasn’t employed by Fox!!


59 posted on 10/16/2015 5:57:34 AM PDT by ontap
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To: Helicondelta

Yet Bernie and Hillary think she did nothing wrong


60 posted on 10/16/2015 6:33:04 AM PDT by A_Former_Democrat (Eliminate "Sanctuary Cities" and "birthright citizenship" and other immigration scams)
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