Former FBI agent Bob Levinson "was not a U.S. government employee when he went missing in Iran," White House spokesman Jay Carney said Friday. And U.S. officials noted that they have no idea where he is. Carney made the comment amid reports that Levinson, 65, was working for the CIA in Iran, not conducting private business as officials have previously said. The State Department and Levinson's family have denied he was working for the U.S. government ever since he disappeared on a trip to Iran in 2007. Speaking to reporters, Carney said there's an investigation into the disappearance, but he wouldn't comment further on what Levinson "may or may not have been doing in Iran."
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Reports surface Bob Levinson worked for the CIA in Iran when he disappeared in 2007
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Family lawyer tells CNN about Levinson's apparent CIA connection
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The White House says Levinson wasn't a government employee when he went missing
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U.S. officials say they have no information on Levinson's whereabouts
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