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Berger forfeited his law license on May 17, 2007.
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In April 2005, Berger was convicted of unauthorized removal and retention of classified material. The conviction stemmed from his theft and subsequent destruction of classified documents from the National Archives in Washington.
 
In April 2005, Berger was convicted of unauthorized removal and retention of classified material. The conviction stemmed from his theft and subsequent destruction of classified documents from the National Archives in Washington.
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A [[Fox News Channel]] special, "Socks, Scissors, Paper: The Sandy Berger Caper," to be broadcast on Saturday, March 31 at 9 p.m. EDT reveals several details about Berger's theft:
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A [[Fox News Channel]] special, "Socks, Scissors, Paper: The Sandy Berger Caper," broadcast on March 31 2007 detailED Berger's theft:
    
* There was a deep division inside the Justice Department about how to handle Berger, who ultimately was allowed to plead to misdemeanor charges, pay a small fine and avoid jail.
 
* There was a deep division inside the Justice Department about how to handle Berger, who ultimately was allowed to plead to misdemeanor charges, pay a small fine and avoid jail.
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Berger was responsible for bring Mary McCarthy <ref>[http://weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/012/145uivdz.asp The New McCarthyism, A look at the CIA leaker's independent streak and the al-Shifa intelligence], Thomas Joscelyn, The Weekly Standard, 04/25/2006.
 
Berger was responsible for bring Mary McCarthy <ref>[http://weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/012/145uivdz.asp The New McCarthyism, A look at the CIA leaker's independent streak and the al-Shifa intelligence], Thomas Joscelyn, The Weekly Standard, 04/25/2006.
 
</ref> within the Clinton Administration. <ref>[http://www.fas.org/irp/news/1998/06/98061701_tpo.html Berger Appoints McCArthy Special Assistant for Intelligence], USIS Washington File, 17 June 1998.</ref>  McCarthy, who worked with CIA Inspector General John Helgerson<ref>Opinion Journal, [http://www.opinionjournal.com/best/?id=110008283''A Real CIA Leak Case''], James Taranto, April 24, 2006. </ref>, was later fired for leaking classified information.
 
</ref> within the Clinton Administration. <ref>[http://www.fas.org/irp/news/1998/06/98061701_tpo.html Berger Appoints McCArthy Special Assistant for Intelligence], USIS Washington File, 17 June 1998.</ref>  McCarthy, who worked with CIA Inspector General John Helgerson<ref>Opinion Journal, [http://www.opinionjournal.com/best/?id=110008283''A Real CIA Leak Case''], James Taranto, April 24, 2006. </ref>, was later fired for leaking classified information.
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Berger forfeited his law license on May 17, 2007. <ref>[http://www.aim.org/guest_column/5479_0_6_0_C/ Berger Forfeits Law License]
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By Tom Fitton, May 23, 2007.</ref>
    
==References==
 
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==External links==
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*[http://republicans.oversight.house.gov/Media/PDFs/BergerReport010907.pdf Sandy Berger's Theft of Classified Documents: Unanswered Questions]. Staff Report. U.S. House of Representatives. 110th Congress. Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. January 9, 2007.
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