A Drug Enforcement Agency agent in New York is being sued by a woman for using her personal information to set up a fake Facebook account in order to nab drug associates and learn incriminating secrets.

NBC reported Sondra Arquiett, who was arrested in New York in a cocaine case, is suing Agent Timothy Sinnigen for using photos and other information from her cellphone to impersonate her on Facebook without her consent.

But the agency is defending its actions by saying that by consenting to the access of her phone, she implicitly complied to allow the information to be used as an aid in the ongoing investigation.

What exactly the implicit compliance means and whether or not it is a point of contention in the case was not clear, and Arquiett's lawyer could not be reached for comment by any media who have attempted.

Facebook users, based on the social media site's policy, are told not to use fake personal information and create accounts of another person without permission.

But Arquiett said she suffered emotionally from the actions because it gave her alleged drug associates, and any other dangerous individuals, an inaccurate impression that she was complying with and aiding the DEA.

Arquiett was arrested in July 2010 and charged with possession with intent to distribute cocaine, NBC reported.

She pleaded guilty to being part of a drug distribution ring run by her boyfriend, who had been previously indicted, and was sentenced to six months of weekend incarceration in January 2012.

Sinnigen used information such as her photos, as well as posted as if he was her, using her nickname for her boyfriend and other personal details when posting to the page belonging to "Sondra Pierce," NBC reported.

Facebook declined to comment on the legal situation, referring only to the site's policies.

The case is scheduled for trial next week in Albany.