The prison sentence for the highest-ranking CIA officer ever convicted of espionage should grow significantly Tuesday when a federal judge penalizes him for continuing his covert activities while incarcerated . ' ` ` Jim '' Nicholson will be sentenced Tuesday , again , for espionage . He is continuing his covert activities while imprisoned in Oregon . He could have gotten nine years , but through a plea bargain , he 'll receive two more . The former CIA station chief previously got 23 years for spying for Russia .
' ` ` Jim '' Nicholson will be sentenced Tuesday , again , for espionage . He is continuing his covert activities while imprisoned in Oregon . He could have gotten nine years , but through a plea bargain , he 'll receive two more . The former CIA station chief previously got 23 years for spying for Russia .