After divorcing Deladurantaye in 1995, Spinelli married a fellow Marine and had two children. Her lawyer says she has received more than 20 decorations. In court last week, she admitted to conspiracy and passport fraud. Under a plea agreement, Spinelli, who declined to comment through her lawyer, has been expelled from the military and faces up to nine months in prison. She was not charged with security violations, but investigators have wondered if both cases point to an effort by Hizbullah to plant moles in U.S. government agencies. According to Stephen Murphy, the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, “That’s the million-dollar question.”
