# George Trofimoff, one guilty bastard!

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [March 28, 2002, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-trofimoff-one-guilty-bastard/100487 "2002-03-28T01:30:32Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 28, 2002, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-trofimoff-one-guilty-bastard/100487/1 "2002-03-28T01:30:32Z")

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Saw him on [60 Minutes II](http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/60II/main3475.shtml) tonight. “I was pretending to be a KGB Agent”. Uh huh.

OTOH, how could somebody stupid enought to boast over a six hour chat with a stranger about what he stole, be smart enough to evade US counterintelligence for 35 years?

This does not speak well of the top echeleons of US counterintelligence. It seems airport screeners would be as effective as CIA officers. :rolleyes: