Janine Brookner
American lawyer and CIA officer (1940–2021) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Janine Marilyn Brookner (née Okun; December 26, 1940 – May 11, 2021) was an American lawyer and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officer. She became the first female CIA station chief in Latin America when she took over the Jamaica station in 1989. She was falsely accused of professional misconduct in 1992 by her superiors at the CIA and after being threatened with a demotion and criminal sanctions, she sued the agency. In 1994, she became the first person to successfully sue the agency for sexual discrimination. She became a lawyer in 1998, specializing in sex discrimination cases against the federal government.
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Born | Janine Marilyn Okun (1940-12-26)December 26, 1940 |
Died | May 11, 2021(2021-05-11) (aged 80) Washington, D.C., US |
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Country | United States |
Agency | CIA |
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