FBI Agent Indicted on Burglary Counts
An FBI field agent was indicted Wednesday by a county grand jury on two counts of complicity to commit burglary, both of which allegedly stemmed from a government sting operation.
Agent Larry Long of the Lexington office told state prosecutors in Louisville that he would surrender voluntarily.
The Jefferson County indictment followed an investigation of Long’s alleged participation in the burglary of two businesses in 1979, said Barry Holland, a spokesman for the prosecutor’s office.
A former FBI informant alleged last May that Long authorized the theft of trucks and truck parts as part of a sting operation involving dealers of stolen parts.
The offense carries a penalty of one to five years in prison.
FBI officials said last November that they had investigated the allegations against Long. No criminal charges were filed, and agency officials said “appropriate administrative action” had been taken, although they refused to elaborate.
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