Ana Montes, a former U.S. defense intelligence agency analyst convicted of spying for Cuba, has been released from federal prison, prison officials confirm.
Author Jim Popkin, who wrote about Montes in his recently released book "Code Name Blue Wren: The True Story of America's Most Dangerous Female Spy―and the Sister She Betrayed," told ABC News that he's spoken to her family and they believe that she will be moving to Puerto Rico.
An undated handout image from a U.S. Department of Defense report dating back to 2005 shows Ana Belen Montes receiving a national intelligence certificate of distinction from George Tenet, who served as Director of Central Intelligence for the United States Central Intelligence Agency."She served her time and [is] free. She'll have the opportunity to rebuild her life," Popkin said.
In 2002, she pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit espionage and, as part of a plea deal, was sentenced to 25 years in prison but only served a little over 21 years.
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