Sputnik- Retired Gen. James Cartright has been pardoned for making untrue statements to US federal investigators, outgoing President Barack Obama announced.
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) Cartright, a former vice chairman ofthe US Joints Chiefs ofStaff, was pardoned forleaking information aboutthe US cyber operation that implanted the Stuxnet virus intoIran's nuclear centrifuge program.
"[Cartright is pardoned] forfalse statements tofederal investigators," the announcement said onTuesday.