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Extraction Summary
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People
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Organizations
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Locations
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Events
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Relationships
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Document Information
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Report / narrative account (house oversight committee production)
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Summary
This document, page 149 of a House Oversight production, details the 2010 FBI arrest of Russian sleeper agents (the 'Illegals Program') and the subsequent compromise of the CIA's mole, Poteyev. It describes concerns within the NSA regarding potential SVR penetration at Fort Meade and the logistical impossibility of vetting all employees against insider threats. The text explains how an FBI sting operation against agent Anna Chapman inadvertently revealed Poteyev's identity, necessitating his urgent exfiltration from Russia to the U.S. via Belarus.
People (5)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Poteyev | CIA Mole / SVR Officer |
A CIA mole inside Russian intelligence who identified the sleeper agents; compromised by FBI tactics and exfiltrated ...
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| Anna Chapman | Russian Sleeper Agent |
Active sleeper agent entrapped by the FBI using a specific password; later returned to Moscow and identified Poteyev ...
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| Vladimir Putin | Russian Leader |
Had a well-publicized dinner with Anna Chapman in Moscow after her deportation.
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| Unnamed Intelligence Official | Source |
Provided information regarding the assignment to service a potential source in the NSA.
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| Unnamed Former Executive | Intelligence Community Source |
Commented that the required investigations exceeded NSA budgetary capabilities.
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Organizations (7)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| NSA |
National Security Agency; target of potential Russian penetration at Fort Meade.
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| NSA 'Q' Division |
Division handling security and espionage threats.
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| SVR |
Russian Foreign Intelligence Service.
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| FBI |
Federal Bureau of Investigation; conducted arrests and sting operation.
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| CIA |
Central Intelligence Agency; handled Poteyev and exfiltrated him.
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| Congress |
Recipient of the NSA's secret budget report.
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| FX |
Television network that produced 'The Americans' inspired by these events.
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Timeline (3 events)
Post-Spy Exchange
Locations (4)
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Headquarters of the NSA.
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Location where sleeper agents were deported to; location of Chapman/Putin dinner; starting point of Poteyev's escape.
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Minsk, Belarus
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Transit point for Poteyev's escape.
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Destination of Poteyev's exfiltration.
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Relationships (2)
Poteyev supplied a unique password to Chapman, which the FBI later used to entrap her, leading Chapman to realize Poteyev was the leak.
Taken to a well-publicized dinner with Putin upon return to Moscow.
Key Quotes (2)
"According to a subsequent note in the NSA’s secret budget report to Congress, it would require 'a minimum of 4,000 periodic investigations of employees in position to compromise sensitive information' to safely guard against 'insider threats by trusted insiders who seek to exploit their authorized access to sensitive information to harm U.S. interests.'"Source
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Quote #1
"The pre-emptive arrests also had an unforeseen consequence. They resulted in accidently compromising the CIA’s own mole, Poteyev."Source
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Quote #2
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