James A. Wolfe


James A. Wolfe was the Security Director of the U.S. Senate Select Intelligence Committee for 29 years. Wolfe is years old.

Career

Wolfe was the SSCI Security Director for three decades from 1987 to 2017. In this role, he was in charge of the receipt and management of classified information submitted by the executive power. Prior to that, he served as an Intelligence Analyst for the U.S. Army from 1983 to 1987.

Leaks and prison sentence

Wolfe was sentenced to two month's prison and a $7,500 fine for lying to the FBI during the latter's investigation of his intelligence leaks to journalist Ali Watkins, with whom he was involved in a romantic relationship from December 2013 to December 2017. Following imprisonment, Wolfe had to serve four months of supervised release, doing 20 hours of monthly community service.
The Washington Post, News of Australia, and The Spectator all compared Wolfe's case to that of DIA staffer Henry K. Frese, whom allegedly passed on secrets to Amanda Macias during a romantic relantionship. The New York Times characterized Wolfe's case as procedurally different from that of Natalie Edwards, even though both cases involved leaking to reporters.

Personal life

In 2004, Wolfe was accused of assault by his first wife, Leslie Adair Wolfe, whom he had married in 1984. Wolfe's lawyers denied the charges. Wolfe married Jane Rhodes Wolfe, his second wife, in 2013. In 2018, Wolfe said in court he had an extramarital relationship with a reporter.