Sasha (espionage)

Sasha was an alleged Soviet mole in the Central Intelligence Agency during the Cold War.

Reparations

Under Public Law 96-450, or the "Mole Relief Act",[1]C.I.A. employees accused of being Sasha and their careers subsequently ruined were allowed to receive government compensation.

List of accused CIA employees

This is a partial list of CIA employees accused of being Sasha. All were later cleared.

Others CIA employees, though not suspected to be ″Sasha″, were suspected to be moles in the course of the Sasha molehunt :

In popular culture

Footnotes

  1. "Public Law 96-450, Sec. 405 (a)" (PDF). Retrieved 2009-02-02.
  2. Bernstein, Adam (February 27, 2006). "CIA Officer Richard Kovich; Helped Notable Soviets Defect". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2009-02-02.
  3. 1 2 David Wise, Molehunt, passim
  4. Bernstein, Adam (April 6, 2006). "CIA Cold Warrior Paul Garbler; Won Payment Over Loyalty Slur". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2009-02-02.

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