U.S. prosecutors name FBI agent accused of leaking insider trading probe

(Adds details on case, background on FBI agent) By Nate Raymond NEW YORK, Jan 4 (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors on Wednesday identified the FBI agent who they say admitted to leaking information to reporters about an insider trading probe involving a Las Vegas sports gambler and golfer Phil Mickelson. David Chaves, a Federal Bureau of Investigation coordinating supervisory special agent, was named in court papers filed in Manhattan federal court as the agent prosecutors say leaked details about the probe of gambler William "Billy" Walters. Prosecutors have said the agent, who they previously had not identified, admitted on Dec. 6 to being a "significant source" of information about the investigation in 2013 and 2014 for reporters at The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times.

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