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Robert Levinson

Christine Levinson (R), wife of former FBI agent Robert Levinson, watches as her son Daniel Levinson

A retired FBI agent goes on an unauthorized CIA mission to Iran, then disappears

Global Politics

Robert Levinson traveled to the Iranian Island of Kish in 2007. A few days later he went missing. Now a news report reveals he was working for a rogue group inside the CIA.

Family of FBI agent missing in Iran releases video from his captors

Missing Former FBI Agent Robert Levinson Appears in Hostage Video

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