Lebanese women pleads guilty in US security case

Nada Prouty (37) pleaded guilty in Michigan to charges of conspiracy, unauthorized computer access and naturalization fraud. The charges carry penalties of up to 10 years in prison, fines and loss of citizenship.

"This defendant engaged in a pattern of deceit to secure U.S. citizenship, to gain employment in the intelligence community, and to obtain and exploit her access to sensitive counter terrorism intelligence. It is fitting that she now stands to lose both her citizenship and her liberty," Assistant Attorney General Kenneth Wainstein said.

There was no allegation that Prouty had ties with Hezbollah and authorities do not regard this as a counter terrorism case, said an official familiar with the plea.