She worked as a telephone operator and translator for Embassy Moscow but lived a double life as a KGB agent. Lonetree was so highly regarded that he was chosen to be part of the Marine unit assigned to provide security for the summit between Soviet premier Mikhail Gorbachev and President Ronald Reagan. Lonetree was soon convinced to turn over confidential information, including embassy floor plans.
After he was transferred to Embassy Vienna in , he passed on blueprints of that embassy and burn bags with top secret cables, including on U. Lonetree was convicted on multiple counts of turning over classified information, was court-martialed in and sentenced to 30 years in prison. He was the first U. Marine Corps member ever convicted of espionage. Because of his cooperation with authorities, his sentence was reduced to 25 years of which he served nine before being released in February Chaos ensued as this scandal began to unfold.
Brown was a former Marine who had served in Moscow and was considered a useful resource. What was initially supposed to be a quick fix turned into an ordeal that took a decade for everyone involved to get over. Read also the Spy who loved to follow me , other honeypot episodes, and more Moments on espionage.
His name is Lonetree, and another Marine is also involved in this affair. Demands have been made for the establishment of commissions to investigate this matter. I need someone whom I can trust to do a quick and dirty review of this situation, taking perhaps, five or six weeks.
When the Secretary of State asks you to do something, you do it. In Vienna, Lonetree walked into the Embassy and conveyed a confession that he had been suborned by the KGB in Moscow during his tour of duty there.
