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![FBI file reveals numerous contradictions in the curious case of Sergei Kourdakov](https://cdn.muckrock.com/news_images/2017/11/28/Sergei.jpg.800x600_q85_crop.jpg)
FBI file reveals numerous contradictions in the curious case of Sergei Kourdakov
Shortly before he was set to testify before Congress, Soviet defector Sergei Kourdakov’s “accidentally” committed suicide with a gun the Central Intelligence Agency allegedly told him to illegally get - and the Federal Bureau of Investigation refused to investigate.
![The mysterious death of a Soviet defector with ties to alleged CIA-funded Christian group](https://cdn.muckrock.com/news_images/2017/11/28/SKcov.jpg.800x600_q85_crop.jpg)
The mysterious death of a Soviet defector with ties to alleged CIA-funded Christian group
Sergei Kourdakov’s story is controversial, unusual, and utterly unforgettable. From when the Soviet defector swam from a Russian trawler to Canada until his supposed accidental suicide with a gun a Central Intelligence Agency officer allegedly told him to illegally get shortly before he would testify before Congress, his tale is straight out of a pulp fiction spy thriller - with an evangelical twist complete with bible smugglers who may have had CIA ties of their own.
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CIA Report on Soviet "Illegals" Operations by Ruth Ellen Thomas
Charles Trew sent this request to the Central Intelligence Agency of the United States of America
No Responsive Documents
Charles Trew sent this request to the Federal Bureau of Investigation of the United States of America