WASHINGTON — A member of the
F.B.I.’s elite Hostage Rescue Team involved
in a deadly confrontation last year with a prominent antigovernment protester in Oregon has been indicted on charges of lying and obstruction, according to federal court documents.
The indictment of the agent,
Joseph Astarita, 40, is a blow to the reputation of the hostage team, which carries out the bureau’s riskiest missions in the United States and abroad.
