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Is George Trofimoff one of the greatest spies ever to betray America, or a loyal army officer who spent a career defending this country? One thing is sure: Trofimoff, retired from the U.S. Army Reserve, is the highest ranking American officer ever convicted of espionage. Last summer, a federal judge sent him to prison for life. During his trial, prosecutors called Trofimoff the perfect spy. He was perfect, they said, because of the extraordinary …

…money, but they also admitted it was a perfect crime. There's no physical evidence, just the word of a former KGB general. Since this all began, the Communists have fallen and his brother has died. But Trofimoff maintains his innocence. "I can't say something that I don't know," he says. "Because I have never, never had anything to do with them. And I will repeat that until I die, or until I clear my name."