Michael Agbotui Soussoudis

Released
Gender:Male
Race:Black
Era:1980s
State:Virginia
Time Imprisoned:
4 Months 15 Days
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Michael Agbotui Soussoudis

Biography

Michael Agbotui Soussoudis was a Ghanaian intelligence officer accused of obtaining classified information from CIA employee Sharon Scranage. Federal agents arrested him at a Virginia motel on July 10, 1985. He pleaded no contest to espionage-related charges and, on November 25, received a 20-year sentence that was immediately suspended as part of a United States–Ghana prisoner exchange. He was released to the Ghanaian ambassador and left the United States.

Case

San Quentin Rehabilitation Center
Charges: Espionage-related offenses arising from obtaining classified CIA information
Arrested: Jul 10, 1985
Sentenced: Nov 25, 1985
Incarcerated: Jul 10, 1985
Released: Nov 25, 1985
Sentence: 20 years, suspended upon his release to the Ghanaian ambassador and departure from the United States
Convicted: Yes
Plead: No contest
Institution State: California
Security: High
Mailing Address: San Quentin Rehabilitation Center, San Quentin, CA 94974

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