A former White House official and foreign policy expert has been charged with spying for South Korea. 

Prosecutors have accused former CIA analyst Sue Mi Terry, 54, of doing favors for South Korea in exchange for expensive meals and luxury items. The South Korean native worked for the U.S. federal government between 2001 and 2011.

Terry's alleged crimes took place after she left the government and worked for various think tanks.

Ironically, Terry's husband is Washington Post pundit Max Boot, who has long accused Donald Trump of being a Russian agent.

South Korean spy charged

Terry works for the Council on Foreign Relations, an influential think tank based in New York. The think tank has placed her on unpaid leave and deleted her biography from its website.

According to an indictment in New York, Terry operated as an unregistered agent of South Korea for over a decade. Her alleged crimes started in 2013, five years after leaving the CIA.

As an agent of South Korea, she advocated the foreign government's positions in media appearances and offered access to top U.S. officials.

In one instance, she invited a South Korean spy to mingle with congressional staffers while posing as a diplomat. She also passed along handwritten notes from a meeting about North Korea with Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

In return, her clients bought her a $3,450 Louis Vuitton handbag, a $2,845 Dolce & Gabbana bag and upscale dinners.

South Korea also funneled $37,000 to Terry and kept the money hidden in one of her think tanks.

Denies charges

Her lawyer, Lee Wolosky, said the "allegations are unfounded and distort the work of a scholar and news analyst known for her independence and years of service to the United States.”

"In fact, she was a harsh critic of the South Korean government during times this indictment alleges that she was acting on its behalf," Wolosky claimed.

Terry was a top CIA analyst from 2001 to 2008. She was also Director for Korea, Japan, and Oceanic Affairs for the White House National Security Council under Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama.

Terry was "visibly nervous" during a 2023 FBI interview where she admitted to being a source for South Korean intelligence.

She faces up to five years in prison on charges of failing to register as a foreign agent and conspiring to act as a foreign agent.