DACOR: The Spy Who Couldn't Spell: A Dyslexic Traitor, an Unbreakable Code and the FBI's Hunt for America's Stolen Secrets

Start Date/Time: 
Friday, December 16, 2016 - 10:00
End Date/Time: 
Friday, December 16, 2016 - 12:00
Description: 

The Spy Who Couldn't Spell is the thrilling, true-life account of the FBI's hunt for the ingenious traitor Brian Regan - known as the Spy Who Couldn't Spell. Before Edward Snowden's infamous data breach, the largest theft of government secrets was committed by an ingenious traitor whose intricate espionage scheme and complex system of coded messages were made even more baffling by his dyslexia. In 2000, an FBI agent received a package: a series of coded letters from an anonymous sender to the Libyan consulate, offering to sell classified intelligence. Rooting out the traitor would not be easy. Leading a diligent team of investigators and code breakers, years were spent to catch the spy. Mr. Yudhijit Bhattacharjee is an award-winning writer whose features and essays on espionage, cybercrime, science and medicine have appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, National Geographic, Wired and other U.S. magazines. This event costs $25 and includes lunch. Copies of the book will be available for purchase.