January 01, 1980
Cherkashin smuggles Pelton out of the embassy disguised as a utility worker in a van.
| Name | Type | Mentions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Victor Cherkashin | person | 62 | View Entity |
| Pelton | person | 44 | View Entity |
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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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Author interviewed Victor Cherkashin.
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Ronald Pelton walks into the Soviet embassy in Washington DC to offer services.
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Pelton is disguised as a utility worker and smuggled out of the embassy in a van.
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