True Tales of Soviet Spies I Have Known
(Part Two of the Series “The FBI—Past, Present, and Future”)
Thursday: February 27, 9:30 a.m. – 12 noon
Bethany Congregational Church 556 N. Hope Avenue, Santa Barbara
VISTAS member price: $20; non-member price: $30
Presented by Tom Parker
Almost since its inception, protecting America’s national security and its top secret technologies and weaponry from foreign adversaries has been a top priority of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Unfortunately, there have always been “enemies within” who have sold out to those seeking to destroy the U.S. In this presentation, Tom will share some of his own adventures in this clandestine realm, which he hopes will bring to life the goals, techniques, and capabilities of our foreign enemies. Through his personal experiences, Tom’s presentation will give you a look “under the covers” into how Soviet spies turned a few FBI and CIA agents into traitors. Tom’s hope is to continue to educate the American citizenry on how vulnerable we are to such espionage in an open democracy, and how each of us can help protect ourselves and our country against spies like the ones he has known.