Samuel Loring Morison

Samuel Loring Morison
Born(1944-10-30)October 30, 1944
London, England
Died(2018-01-14)January 14, 2018
Burial placeArlington National Cemetery
NationalityAmerican
Education
Criminal penaltyTwo years
Criminal statusPardoned
Espionage activity
AgencyNaval Intelligence Support Center
Service years
  • 1974 – 1984

Samuel Loring Morison ((1944-10-30)October 30, 1944 – (2018-01-14)January 14, 2018) was a former American intelligence professional who was convicted of espionage and theft of government property in 1985 and pardoned in 2001. He was "the only [American] government official ever convicted for giving classified information to the press."[1]

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