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| High ranking CIA official commits suicide |
| 2020-08-29 |
| [The Intercept] ONE OF THE nation’s highest-ranking intelligence officials died by suicide at his home in the Washington, D.C., area in June, but the U.S. intelligence community has remained publicly silent about the incident even as the CIA has conducted a secret investigation of his death. Anthony Schinella, 52, the national intelligence officer for military issues, shot himself on June 14 in the front yard of his Arlington home. A Virginia medical examiner’s report lists Schinella’s cause of death as suicide from a gunshot wound to the head. His wife, who had just married him weeks earlier, told The Intercept that she was in her car in the driveway, trying to get away from Schinella when she witnessed his suicide. At the time of his suicide, Schinella was weeks away from retirement. Soon after his death, an FBI liaison to the CIA entered Schinella’s house and removed his passports, his secure phone, and searched through his belongings, according to his wife, Sara Corcoran, a Washington journalist. A CIA spokesperson declined to comment for this story. |
| Posted by:M. Murcek |
| #11 True, Billy, but most 50's retirements are LEOs |
| Posted by: Frank G 2020-08-29 18:49 |
| #10 "#6 retiring at 52?" Not unheard of. He could've had his 20 years and he's is over 50. Maybe had a contract gig lined up that doubled his money. SOOOO MANY of the Langlyites do that. |
| Posted by: Bangkok Billy 2020-08-29 18:22 |
| #9 The are the people that rise to the top. |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2020-08-29 17:32 |
| #8 John Brennan cancel is golf game ? |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2020-08-29 10:44 |
| #7 I can't help but wonder if anybody took the I'm sure unnecessary precaution of flouresing the grieving widow's hands at the scene. |
| Posted by: Cesare 2020-08-29 10:40 |
| #6 retiring at 52? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2020-08-29 09:55 |
| #5 Arkancide? |
| Posted by: Warthog 2020-08-29 09:16 |
| #4 Q's: Wife (of a few weeks) found hubby's S&M gear AFTER he died... So why was she trying to get away from him when he killed himself? Who employs her? Is she also CIA? Schinella was a harsh critic of the Clinton approach to terror, described in his book, "Bombs Without Boots." Did he have any connection to or knowledge of fellow perv Epstein, and through him, knowledge of Clinton's escapades with Epstein's harem? Schinella was half-Chinese and he and his wife, whose MBA was from Shanghai, were both keen to raise alarms about Chinese influence over this country and over Australia. According to her, Schinella thought our emphasis on Russia is totally misguided. Who found this China emphasis so upsetting? |
| Posted by: Whairt Elmereting1820 2020-08-29 09:04 |
| #3 She said the Arlington police notified the CIA about Schinella’s death, and that the Arlington police provided assistance to the CIA. “We will defer any questions related to the CIA investigation to their agency,” she added. Retired the hard way did he? New wife (Journalist and CIA spokesperson - media disinformation agent) saw the entire episode from the driveway, oh ok. So the Agency assumed the lead into the investigation and local law enforcement "provided assistance" just like at Kroger. How convenient. Don't forget to remove the meds and STU-III (secure phone). Banking documents, oh and that personal cell phone. Don't forget the cell phone. Oh, lots of firearms and ammo found in the house. I know it sounds crazy, but how about SN and ballistics check. As I recall, that Seth Rich murder remains.... unsolved. Crooked bastids. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2020-08-29 09:01 |
| #2 His wife, who had married him weeks earlier, was in her car trying to get away from Schinella Seems like there's another story in there, somewhere. |
| Posted by: Bobby 2020-08-29 08:54 |
| #1 ...according to his wife, Sara Corcoran, a Washington journalist Discovered he was in a honey trap? |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2020-08-29 08:51 |