Event Details
January 01, 1980
Description
Cherkashin smuggles Pelton out of the embassy disguised as a utility worker in a van.
Participants (2)
| Name | Type | Mentions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Victor Cherkashin | person | 62 | View Entity |
| Pelton | person | 44 | View Entity |
Source Documents (1)
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_020352.jpg
This document appears to be a page (200) from a book or interview transcript included in a House Oversight file (stamped 020352). It details a conversation with a former KGB officer named Cherkashin regarding Cold War espionage. The text focuses on the definitions of 'mole' versus 'espionage source' and details the specific recruitment cases of Robert Hanssen and Ronald Pelton, including the tradecraft used to smuggle Pelton out of the Soviet embassy in 1980. There is no direct mention of Jeffrey Epstein on this specific page.
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