Linda Tripp Gets Settlement from U.S. in Privacy Suit

The U.S. government will fork over a half-million bucks to Linda Tripp of Monica Lewinsky scandal fame, as part of a settlement of lawsuits that charged U.S. officials violated her privacy.

According to court documents, Tripp sued the Defense Department and the U.S. government for leaking information that she was interviewing for a job at a lower rank and salary than her old job and for disclosing details from her security clearance.

Tripp secretly taped conversations with Lewinsky.

Tripp will be paid $595,000 – and also receive a retroactive increase in her pay grade, which will be used to recalculate her retirement benefits.

"This is a long-awaited first step toward holding the government accountable under the Privacy Act," Tripp said in a statement.

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