# IC Question

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ic-question/729548>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 31, 2015, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ic-question/729548 "2015-08-31T21:55:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![Potestas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/50afbb/32.png) [@Potestas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Potestas)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2015, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ic-question/729548/1 "2015-08-31T21:55:18Z")

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What is the standard policy for the intelligence community in dealing with an agent/employee of the intelligence community (US citizen) who goes off the radar and rogue?

Is there anything about this in the public domain? Any instances where an intelligence operative has gone rogue (not talking about selling secrets, just going totally off the grid and rogue)?

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**Author:** ![pdunderhill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4bbf92/32.png) [@pdunderhill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pdunderhill)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2015, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ic-question/729548/2 "2015-08-31T22:24:25Z")

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Not sure about the US policy but in the UK this: [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Dh4tnvx2b8)  
comes pretty close to describing what ‘may’ have happened.

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**Author:** ![Potestas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/50afbb/32.png) [@Potestas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Potestas)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2015, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ic-question/729548/3 "2015-08-31T23:19:51Z")

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Not sure I understand the relevance…