Ex-Banker Dubbed ‘Accidental Spy’ by Judge Gets No Jail Time
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A former Capital One Financial Corp. banker was given no jail time after a judge characterized him as a sort of “accidental spy” for Egypt.
Pierre Girgis, 42, was forced to abandon his banking career after being arrested and charged in 2022 with acting as a foreign agent seeking non-public U.S. law enforcement information on critics of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi. The felony charges carried a potential 15-year sentence, but prosecutors agreed to allow Girgis to plead guilty to a misdemeanor with a maximum term of six months jail time.