Washington (CNN) -- A former CIA base chief wanted by Italy and detained in Panama has been released, a State Department spokeswoman said Friday. 

Robert Seldon Lady, who had been convicted by an Italian court for his role in a 2003 rendition case, was flying back to the United States. 

"It's my understanding that he is in fact either en route or back in the United States. Beyond that I have no further details," State Department deputy spokeswoman Marie Harf told reporters. 

In a 2009 trial, an Italian court convicted Lady and 22 others of abducting Osama Mustafa Hassan Nasr, or Abu Omar, from the streets of Milan in 2003. Italian prosecutors said Abu Omar was nabbed by a CIA team working with Italian officials. 

The trial was the first to deal with a practice that human rights groups call "extraordinary rendition." They say the United States has often transferred terrorism suspects to countries that practice torture. 

Abu Omar, who was suspected of recruiting men to fight in Iraq and Afghanistan and was under heavy surveillance by Italy's intelligence agency, was transferred to Egypt and tortured, Italian prosecutors said. 

A former senior CIA official said Lady is no longer with the CIA. 

In the 2009 trial, the Italian court sentenced Lady to eight years in prison, prosecutor Armando Spataro said. The other Americans were sentenced to five years. 

Each of the 23 Americans was ordered to pay 1 million euros (about $1.3 million) to Abu Omar, plus 500,000 euros to his wife.  QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. Who wants Robert Seldon Lady?
2. Who is the CIA base chief wanted by?
3. Who is Robert Seldon Lady wanted by?
Q2:
1. Who did Robert Seldon Lady work for?
2. Where was Robert Seldon Lady employed?
3. What agency employed Robert Seldon Lady?
Q3:
1. Who is the former CIA base chief?
2. What is the name of the former CIA base chief?
3. Who does the article mention that used to be a CIA base chief?
Q4:
1. Does the CIA still employ Robert Seldon Lady?
2. Is Robert Seldon Lady still employed by the CIA?
3. Does Robert Seldon Lady continue to work for the CIA?
Q5:
1. Why was Robert Seldon Lady wanted in Italy?
2. For what reason was Robert Seldon Lady wanted in Italy?
3. Why did Italy wish to get Robert Seldon Lady?
Q6:
1. Had Robert Seldon Lady been sentenced by a court?
2. Did a court hand down a sentence to Robert Seldon Lady?
3. Was Robert Seldon Lady convicted in court?
Q7:
1. Who was Robert Seldon Lady convicted by?
2. What body convicted Robert Seldon Lady?
3. Who handed down a sentence to Robert Seldon Lady?
Q8:
1. What sentence did Robert Seldon Lady receive?
2. How long was Robert Seldon Lady's sentence?
3. How many years was the sentence that Robert Seldon Lady received?
Q9:
1. When was Robert Seldon Lady's trial?
2. When did Robert Seldon Lady's trial occur?
3. In what year was Robert Seldon Lady put on trial?
Q10:
1. Did anyone besides Robert Seldon Lady get convicted in 2009?
2. In 2009, was anyone besides Robert Seldon Lady sentenced to prison?
3. Did anyone other than Robert Seldon Lady get sentenced to prison in 2009?
Q11:
1. Who was convicted alongside Robert Seldon Lady in 2009?
2. Who was sentenced with Robert Seldon Lady in 2009?
3. Who else received a prison sentence with Robert Seldon Lady?
Q12:
1. Did the other Americans receive a sentence that was more lenient than that of Robert Seldon Lady?
2. Did the other Americans get off easier than Robert Seldon Lady?
3. Was the other Americans sentenced to less prison time than Robert Seldon Lady?
Q13:
1. Did anyone know Robert Seldon Lady's location?
2. Is there someone that knows where Robert Seldon Lady is?
3. Is Robert Seldon Lady's location known?
Q14:
1. Where was Robert Seldon Lady detained?
2. What was the site of Robert Seldon Lady's detention?
3. In what location was Robert Seldon Lady captured?
Q15:
1. Was Robert Seldon Lady released in Panama?
2. Was Robert Seldon Lady let go while in Panama?
3. Did Robert Seldon Lady get released in Panama?
Q16:
1. Who announced Robert Seldon Lady's release?
2. Who told the press that Robert Seldon Lady had been let go?
3. Who spoke out about Robert Seldon Lady's release?
Q17:
1. What was the name of the state department spokeswoman?
2. Who was the spokeswoman for the state department?
3. Who served as spokeswoman for the State Department?
Q18:
1. Who did Marie Harf direct her comments to?
2. Who did Marie Harf speak with?
3. Who was briefed by Marie Harf?
Q19:
1. When did Marie Harf speak to reporters?
2. When did reporters get briefed by Marie Harf?
3. On what day did Marie Harf talk with reporters?
Q20:
1. How many Americans, in addition to Robert Seldon Lady, were convicted?
2. What was the number of Americans convicted alongside Robert Seldon Lady?
3. How many Americans were sentenced with Robert Seldon Lady?
