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 who had 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.
- Serge Karlow
- Richard Kovich [2]
- Alexander ″Sasha″ Sogolow[3]
Others CIA employees, though not suspected to be ″Sasha″, were suspected to be moles in the course of the Sasha molehunt :
- Paul Garbler[4]
- George Goldberg
- David Murphy
- Vasia C. Gmirkin[3]
In popular culture
- In Robert Littell's novel The Company, the alleged existence of Sasha is an important plot point.
Footnotes
- ^ "Public Law 96-450, Sec. 405 (a)" (PDF). Retrieved 2009-02-02.
- ^ Bernstein, Adam (February 27, 2006). "CIA Officer Richard Kovich; Helped Notable Soviets Defect". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2009-02-02.
- ^ a b David Wise, Molehunt, passim
- ^ Bernstein, Adam (April 6, 2006). "CIA Cold Warrior Paul Garbler; Won Payment Over Loyalty Slur". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2009-02-02.
References
- Martin, David C. Wilderness of Mirrors: Intrigue, Deception, and the Secrets that Destroyed Two of the Cold War's Most Important Agents. New York: The Lyons Press, 2003. ISBN 1-58574-824-2.
- Wise, David. Molehunt: The Secret Search for Traitors That Shattered the CIA. New York: Random House, 1992. ISBN 0-394-58514-3.
See also
External links
- "Of Moles and Molehunters" by Cleveland Cram, Center for the Study of Intelligence, October 1993.
- "C.I.A. Dug for Moles but Buried the Loyal" by David Johnston, The New York Times, March 8, 1992.
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