The Nation - News from Nov. 20, 1985
A third delay in the spy trial of a Ghanaian accused of seducing a woman CIA clerk to get classified information raised speculation that a plea bargain or spy swap may be in the works. Federal Judge Claude Hilton has delayed until Dec. 9 the opening of the espionage trial of Michael Asboutui Soussoudis. He is charged with obtaining classified information from Sharon Marie Scranage, 29, a CIA clerk, while she was stationed in Ghana from 1983 to 1984. Scranage is free on bail pending sentencing.
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