Henley reprimanded for aiding Chinese spy defense - then promoted

For those wondering whether the US really reformed its intelligence leadership after 9/11, look no further than the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) - the very office created to fix the nation's spy agencies.

DIA analyst Lonnie Henley wrote a letter on behalf of his friend Ronald Montaperto to the federal judge who tried the Montaperto spy case - a letter that the judge says helped influence him to give the admitted helper of Chinese intelligence a nearly insignificant three-month sentence.

After Washington Times reporter Bill Gertz made the letter public, the DNI reprimanded Henley - then promoted him to become Acting National Intelligence Officer for East Asia.