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Congresswoman secretary accused iraqi spy Original Source Link: (May no longer be active)    http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/states/california/northern_california/8162022.htm http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/states/california/northern_california/8162022.htm Posted on Thu, Mar. 11, 2004 Accused spy for Iraq worked for California congresswoman ERICA WERNER Associated Press WASHINGTON - An American citizen arrested Thursday on charges of spying for Iraq worked briefly as press secretary for a California congresswoman. Susan Lindauer, 41, who prosecutors said accepted $10,000 for working for the Iraqi Intelligence Service before and after the U.S. invasion, was employed by Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-San Jose, for two months in 2002. House records show she made $8,000 for her work from mid-March to mid-May 2002. Lindauer also worked for then-Rep. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., before joining the office of former Illinois Sen. Carol Moseley-Braun as press secretary in 1996. Before her work as a political publicist, she was a journalist for Fortune, U.S. News & World Report and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Lofgren said in a statement she was "shocked" to learn of Lindauer's arrest. "Ms. Lindauer served as press secretary in my Washington, D.C., office from March 11, 2002 until May 14, 2002. To my knowledge, this former employee had no access to sensitive information. Obviously, I had no reason to think that she was involved in this alleged activity. I have had no further contact with her since she left my employ. If there is any way I can assist with the investigation, I will happily do so," the statement said. Lofgren's spokeswoman, Christine Glunz, declined comment beyond the statement. Lofgren is chairwoman of California's Democratic congressional delegation. Lindauer was arrested in her hometown of Takoma Park, Md., and was to appear in court later in the day in Baltimore, authorities in New York said. She was accused of conspiring to act as a spy for the Iraqi Intelligence Service and engaging in prohibited financial transactions involving the government of Iraq under dictator Saddam Hussein. © 2004 AP Wire and wire service sources. All Rights Reserved.

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