'Mata Hari' of South Korea, Sue Mi Terry stole vital US government information for luxurious items. Know about her in detail
Mata Hari of her kind, but different in many other ways too. Sue Mi Terry, a native of Seoul South Korea, who now lives in Manhattan, used her position as a respected foreign policy expert and extracted or stole vital information. She spent more than a decade working as a secret South Korean agent and stole many information on many projects. But contrary to Mata Hari, the German spy during World War I, Sue Mi Terry, received luxury handbags, designer duds and meals at Michelin-starred restaurants.
Sue Mi Terry steals US information
According to 'New York Post', FBI Acting Assistant Director in Charge Christie M. Curtis said in a statement on Wednesday that the South Korean disclosed sensitive US government information to South Korean intelligence and used her position to influence US policy in favor of South Korean.
South Korean spy on shopping spree
She used to go on regular shopping sprees and pick up “gifts” of a $2,950 Bottega Veneta handbag a $3,450 Louis Vuitton handbag or lux items of even higher values. Sue Mi Terry also purchased Terry the Dolce & Gabbana coat from a Chevy Chase, Maryland store in November 2019. She charged it to his handler to his credit card and not paying sales tax because he had “diplomatic status.” The US intelligence officers also paid more than $37,000 to a public policy program on Korean affairs, run by Terry.
Sue Mi Terry and Antony Blinken
According to the indictment opened Tuesday, the South Korean spy delivered handwritten notes about a private North Korea-related June 2022
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