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FBI probing ex-CIA officer’s spying for World Cup host Qatar

Site engineers work at the Qatar Education Stadium, one of the 2022 World Cup stadiums, an open cooled stadium with a 45,350-seat capacity in Doha, Qatar, Dec. 15, 2019. A former CIA officer who spied on Qatar’s rivals to help the tiny Arab country land this year’s World Cup is now under FBI scrutiny and newly obtained documents show he offered clandestine services that went beyond soccer to try to influence U.S. policy, (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Workers walk to the Lusail Stadium, one of the 2022 World Cup stadiums, in Lusail, Qatar, Dec. 20, 2019. A former CIA officer who spied on Qatar’s rivals to help the tiny Arab country land this year’s World Cup is now under FBI scrutiny and newly obtained documents show he offered clandestine services that went beyond soccer to try to influence U.S. policy, an Associated Press investigation found. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

FILE - Branding is displayed near the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center in Doha, Qatar, Thursday, March 31, 2022. Qatar’s ruling emir has lashed out at criticism of the country over its hosting of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, complaining of an “unprecedented campaign” targeting the first Arab nation to hold the tournament. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic, File)

FBI probing ex-CIA officer’s spying for World Cup host Qatar