Kelly Therese Warren (born 1966 in
Warner Robins, Georgia
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) is a former
private
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in the
United States Army
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who was convicted of
espionage
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.
Warren worked as a
clerk
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at the
8th Infantry Division's headquarters in
Bad Kreuznach
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,
West Germany
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from 1986 to 1988. While there, it has been stated that
Clyde Lee Conrad paid Warren to be allowed access to the secret documents, notably response plans for a
Soviet
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invasion of
Western Europe
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, but Sergeant First Class Conrad who served as the Division's G2 or Intelligence Non-commissioned Officer, already had access to these General Defense Plans (GDP). These plans were later sold to
Hungarian intelligence officials.
In 1997, Warren was arrested and charged with conspiracy to commit espionage. In 1999, she was convicted and subsequently sentenced to 25 years in prison.
Conrad was jailed for life in Germany in 1990, and died in prison in 1998.
Kelly Therese Warren was released from federal prison in 2011.
References
External links
Press release on her arrest(CI Center)
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1966 births
Living people
American people convicted of spying for Hungary (1945–1989)
United States Army soldiers
Women in the United States Army
People convicted under the Espionage Act of 1917
People from Warner Robins, Georgia
Military personnel from Georgia (U.S. state)