June 14, 2000: Retired Colonel Exposed as a Spy

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🗓️ 14 June 2022

⏱️ 10 minutes

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George Trofimoff met with a man named Igor who he thought was a Russian agent bringing him money. It was actually a sting operation, and Trofimoff was arrested by the FBI. Countdown to the CULTS book release! Our first book hits shelves July 12th. It’s an unflinching exploration of shame, secrecy, power, exploitation, and destruction. Learn more at www.parcast.com/cults! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today is Tuesday, June 14th, 2022.
0:07.0	On this day in 2000, a sting operation exposed a retired U.S. Army Reserve Colonel named George Trophimov as a Soviet spy.
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0:54.2	Welcome to Today in True Crime, a Spotify original from Parcast.
0:59.2	Today, we're covering the arrest of George Trofimov,
1:03.0	a Soviet spy who was exposed by America's most effective counterintelligence officer.
1:09.5	Now let's go back to Tampa, Florida on June 14, 2000.
1:17.6	George Trofimov arrived at a hotel in Tampa ready to meet with a Russian operative. Though years had passed since the fall of the Soviet Union,
1:26.6	Trofimov was told Russia may have a new opportunity.
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