CIA Official Admits Espionage Activity
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- Series: Great Events: 1900-2001
- Categories: Government and Politics, Diplomacy, International Relations, Foreign Affairs, Crime, Law, Legal History, Courts
- Subcategories: Court Cases, Rulings, Appeals, Organizations, Agencies, Institutions, Espionage, Spying, Spies
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present
- Geographical Location: Washington, D.C.
- Date: March 3, 1997
Article abstract: A high-ranking Central Intelligence Agency officer pleaded guilty in federal court to having been a Russian spy since June, 1994.
Hero Gone Bad
On March 3, 1997, Harold J. Nicholson, an officer in the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), admitted to selling secret U.S. documents to Russian intelligence agents. Nicholson spent two and a half years working for the Russians, even going as far as to hack into the CIA’s computer system in search of new information. Nicholson’s admission was one in a series of spy scandals that rocked the...
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