Former CIA Officer Recruited by Russian SVR, Paid $300K Before 1996 Arrest

The passage provides a specific historical allegation of a CIA officer being recruited by the Russian SVR and paid a large sum before his 1996 arrest. While it names a high‑level intelligence figure ( CIA officer (referred to as Nicholson) allegedly recruited by the SVR. Payment of $300,000 to the officer before his FBI arrest in November 1996. Officer convicted of espionage and sentenced to 23 ye