In the US, released the Soviet spy

Former US National Security Agency (NSA) officer Ronald Pelton, convicted in 1986 for three life sentences for spying for the USSR, was released.

74-year-old Pelton, arrested in 1985, was granted the right to parole after 30 years in prison. The last few months he spent under house arrest.

Pelton resigned from the NSA in the 1979 year, having worked for 14 for years. Due to financial problems - simultaneously with the dismissal he declared bankruptcy - he himself contacted the USSR Embassy in Washington and offered his services. In Soviet intelligence, Pelton worked with 1980 on 1985 a year, receiving $ 35 thousands during this time (not counting the overhead).

Among the secrets transferred by Pelton to the USSR was information about the operation of Ivy Bells, which allowed US intelligence to listen to the underwater communication line of the USSR Navy, which connected the base of the Pacific Fleet in Petropavlovsk with Vladivostok headquarters.

In 1986, a federal judge sentenced Pelton to three life terms in prison, found him guilty of betraying special confidence, and also endangering US citizens and special agents.

According to lawyer Pelton, his client calls espionage in favor of the USSR "the greatest mistake of his life."

1985 the year when Pelton was arrested was called the “Year of the Spies” - at the same time John Walker was exposed, who transferred the encryption schemes and the keys to them to the USSR. Walker died in prison last August.

Previously, “Forum” wrote that to freedom after 30 years in prison out Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard.

Under the terms of parole, Jonathan Pollard is required to report regularly to the police. He is also prohibited from leaving the United States for five years, giving interviews and using the Internet. In case of violation of these conditions, he may be returned to prison.