When is an "activist" not an "activist"?

Hmmm, what do we call someone who has been "indicted on federal charges of unlawfully possessing and disclosing classified information"?

Thinking people would call him a SPY. But the AP doesn't seem to want to associate accused spies with a Democratic congressperson.

Media reports have suggested that Harman, who represents the Venice area of Los Angeles, was overheard in an NSA wiretap seeking lenient treatment for two former pro-Israel activists.

The activists later were indicted on federal charges of unlawfully possessing and disclosing classified information.