About Boris Korczak
Boris Korczak, a spy who tried to come in out of the cold but was left to freeze by the CIA.
For seven years, Korczak worked for the agency in Europe. He passed secret information to U.S. intelligence agents. He simply preferred democracy to communism.,
Ultimately, Korczak got involved in an even more dangerous game. He became a double agent and pretended to be working for the Soviet secret police, the KGB. Ultimately he reached the rank of Major in the KGB and was trusted and respected by the Soviets.
In the end, Korczak's cover was blown. He had to flee Europe. Luckily, he was able to get his wife and children out, and they came to the United States. Korczak thought he would be welcomed for a job well done, by the U.S. Government.
But the CIA gave Boris Korczak no help at all. In fact, the agency pretended it never heard of him. In desperation, Korczak looked elsewhere for help. He eventually found it in Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa.
Of course, the senator originally had doubts about Korczak. But Grassley talked to the CIA's deputy chief, Adm. Bobby Inman, who confirmed that Korczak had worked for the CIA.
But incredibly, the CIA still refused to help its former agent, and he was left on his own. All he had was a visitor's visa that expired.
Finally, Korczak did get U.S. Citizenship but no thanks to the C.I.A or the U.S. Government.
To date, Boris Korczak has not been compensated for his work. The only "thank you" that he ever got was a Comendation certificate and medals that arrived in the mail.
