Ex-White House official accused of working as South Korea agent in exchange for luxury goods

Sue Mi Terry, who also previously worked for the CIA, allegedly gave government information to Seoul in return for handbags and dinners

A foreign policy specialist who once worked for the CIA and on the White House national security council (NSC) has been indicted on US charges she worked as an unregistered agent of South Korea's government in exchange for luxury goods and other gifts.

Sue Mi Terry advocated South Korean policy positions, disclosed nonpublic US government information to South Korean intelligence officers, and facilitated access for South Korean government officials to their US counterparts, according to an indictment made public on Tuesday in a Manhattan federal court.