Linda Tripp
Linda Rose Tripp (née Carotenuto; born November 24, 1949) is a former U.S. civil servant who figured in the Monica Lewinsky scandal of 1998/99 that led to the impeachment of U.S. President Bill Clinton.
Tripp's action in secretly recording Lewinsky's confidential phone-calls about her relationship with the President caused a sensation, with their links to the earlier Jones v. Clinton lawsuit, and the disclosing of notably intimate details. But Tripp claimed that her motives were purely patriotic, and she was able to avoid a wiretap charge in exchange for handing in the tapes.
She then claimed that her sacking from the Pentagon at the end of the Clinton administration was vindictive, though it was shown to be a standard routine. But she was able to claim generous compensation for unauthorised revelations about her security clearance.
Today, Tripp works with her husband in the retail business in Middleburg, Virginia.
Read more about Linda Tripp: Early Life and Government Employment, Tripp's Involvement in The Lewinsky Scandal, Arrest Record Controversy, Termination From Government Employment, Lawsuit and Settlement, Life Since The Lewinsky Scandal