Ex-FBI agent who disappeared in Iran was on rogue mission for CIA, officials say After he vanished, CIA officials told Congress in closed hearings as well as the FBI that Levinson did not have a current relationship with the agency and played down its ties with him. Agency officials said Levinson did not go to Iran for the CIA. But months after Levinson's abduction, e-mails and other documents surfaced that suggested he had gone to Iran at the direction of certain CIA analysts who had no authority to run operations overseas. That revelation prompted a major internal investigation that had wide-ranging repercussions, the officials said, speaking on the condition of anonymity. The CIA leadership disciplined 10 employees, including three veteran analysts who were forced out of their jobs, the officials said. The agency changed the rules outlining how analysts conduct business with contractors, including academics and other subject-matter experts who don't work at the CIA, making it harder for agency employees to have such relationships. The CIA ultimately concluded that it was responsible for Levinson while he was in Iran and paid $2.5 million to his wife, Christine, former U.S. intelligence officials said. The agency also paid the family an additional $120,000, the cost of renewing Levinson's contract. Levinson's whereabouts remian unknown. Investigators can't even say for certain whether he's still alive. The last proof of life came about three years ago when the Levinson family received a video of him and later pictures of him shackled and dressed in an orange jumpsuit similar to those worn by detainees at the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. "I have been held here for 31 / 2 years," he says in the video. I am not in good health. U.S. intelligence officials concede that if he is alive, Levinson, who would be 65, probably would have told his captors about his work for the CIA, as he was likely subjected to harsh interrogation. The National Security Council declined to comment on any ties Levinson has to the U.S. government. "The investigation into Mr. Levinson's disappearance continues, and we all remain committed to finding him and bringing him home safely to his family," said spokeswoman Caitlin Hayden. In a statement released Thursday, Levinson's family said the U.S. government has failed to make saving his life a priority. It is time for the U.S. government to step up and take care of one of its own. After nearly 7 years, our family should not be struggling to get through each day without this wonderful, caring, man that we love so much," the statement said.