Earl Edwin Pitts (born September 23, 1953) is a former FBI special agent who was convicted of espionage for selling information to Soviet and Russian intelligence services.
His KGB handler, Alexsandr Karpov, defected to the United States and named Pitts as a Soviet mole in the FBI during his debriefings.
"[5] During the late 1980s, Pitts met with a KGB source in multiple locations throughout New York City, including an airport and a public library.
During this time period, he turned over information that included the name of an FBI agent who was working covertly on Russian intelligence matters.
When he was convicted of espionage and asked why he engaged in that act, Pitts cited numerous grievances with the FBI and said he wanted to "pay them back".