Terry Albury

Terry Albury is a former FBI counterterrorism agent whose nearly 17-year career began in the immediate aftermath of 9/11. After years of ideological compromises, he made a series of unauthorized disclosures to The Intercept resulting in the comprehensive and exhaustive journalistic piece known as The FBI’s Secret Rules. His act of civil disobedience was rewarded with a prosecution under the Espionage Act and a sentence of four years in federal prison. In a display of solidarity, multiple scholars of constitutional law along with The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press submitted amicus briefs on Terry’s behalf which contextualized the importance of his revelations especially as they pertained to holding the FBI accountable for blatant and repeated abuses of law under the opaque and duplicitous “war on terrorism.”