Family of C.I.A. Consultant Sues Iran Over His Disappearance
The action is seeking unspecified damages from Iran for its alleged role in, among other things, inflicting
emotional distress on the family of Mr. Levinson, a private investigator who was a former F.B.I.
The lawsuit was filed in a federal court in Washington on behalf of the wife of the missing man, Robert A. Levinson, and their seven children.
A lawyer who represents Mr. Levinson’s family called such claims hollow, adding
that Iran had long been engaged in a campaign of disinformation about the missing man.
But Ms. Ram, the spokeswoman, said that as a matter of policy the bureau does not release documents about cases
that are "ongoing." Mr. McGee said he was disappointed by the F.B.I.’s position, particularly given the missing investigator’s two decades of service as an agent.
has "concluded" that the hostage videotape and photographs — neither of which provided clues about his captors’ identity — were part of an "Iranian attempt to create a false scenario
that Robert Levinson was being held by some other country." Please verify you’re not a robot by clicking the box.
denied her request, stating that since the inquiry personally involved Mr. Levinson, she would have to
take steps like getting his approval or providing evidence that he is dead, a copy of that F.B.I.
