DOJ threatens criminal prosecution if publisher proceeds with Zachary Young spy memoir
FIRST ON FOX — The Department of Justice has threatened legal action and potential criminal prosecution if book giant HarperCollins proceeds with a planned spy memoir by Zachary Young, but the CIA-trained U.S. Navy veteran blasted the warning as "a blatant intimidation tactic." Young, who famously beat CNN in a defamation lawsuit last year, has since teamed up with "American Sniper" co-author Scott McEwen for a memoir called "American Spy," for a book about his career working undercover in hostile environments and operating in the hidden world of international espionage.
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FIRST ON FOX — The Department of Justice has threatened legal action and potential criminal prosecution if book giant HarperCollins proceeds with a planned spy memoir by Zachary Young, but the CIA-trained U.S. Navy veteran blasted the warning as "a blatant intimidation tactic." Young, who famously beat CNN in a defamation lawsuit last year, has since teamed up with "American Sniper" co-author Scott McEwen for a memoir called "American Spy," for a book about his career working undercover in hostile environments and operating in the hidden world of international espionage. Young, who signed a nondisclosure agreement during his time with the CIA, insists he informed his former employer that "American Spy" wouldn’t contain classified information and pointed out his involvement with the agency was already part of the public trial record after the CIA confirmed his background to CNN reporters. However, the DOJ denied permission and ordered him to delete the manuscript altogether.
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- FIRST ON FOX — The Department of Justice has threatened legal action and potential criminal prosecution if book giant HarperCollins proceeds with a planned spy memoir by Zachary Young, but the CIA-trained U.S. Navy veteran blasted the warning as "a blatant intimidation tactic." Young, who famously beat CNN in a defamation lawsuit last year, has since teamed up with "American Sniper" co-author Scott McEwen for a memoir called "American Spy," for a book about his career working undercover in hostile environments and operating in the hidden world of international espionage.
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