by Ryan Mills
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Ashkan Bayatpour
Courtesy Ashkan Bayatpour
Ashkan Bayatpour’s career as an undercover CIA case officer effectively ended on August 24, 2023. That was the day the Associated Press outed him by name in an article and published a courtroom sketch of him — even after a judge ordered no sketches of him.
A day earlier, that district court judge in Fairfax, Va., in a bench trial, found him guilty of a misdemeanor assault and battery charge, which his legal team immediately appealed to a jury, as permitted by Virginia law.
About the Author
Ryan Mills was an enterprise and media reporter at National Review. He previously worked for 14 years as a breaking news reporter, investigative reporter, and editor at newspapers in Florida. Originally from Minnesota, Ryan lives in the Fort Myers area with his wife and two sons.
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Ashkan Bayatpour’s career as an undercover CIA case officer effectively ended on August 24, 2023. That was the day the Associated Press outed him by name in an article and published a courtroom sketch of him — even after a judge ordered no sketches of him.
A day earlier, that district court judge in Fairfax, Va., in a bench trial, found him guilty of a misdemeanor assault and battery charge, which his legal team immediately appealed to a jury, as permitted by Virginia law.
About the Author
Ryan Mills was an enterprise and media reporter at National Review. He previously worked for 14 years as a breaking news reporter, investigative reporter, and editor at newspapers in Florida. Originally from Minnesota, Ryan lives in the Fort Myers area with his wife and two sons.
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