Jeffrey Carney

One of Stasi's most successful spies, code-named "Kid" or "Uwe",[1] Carney became alienated and angry at the U.S. Air Force and U.S. policies under President Ronald Reagan.

After his transfer back to Goodfellow Air Force Base in 1984, Carney decided to once again request permanent asylum in East Germany.

[4] Carney quickly became disillusioned with the Air Force and its intelligence gathering operations, and there are several stories of him attempting to turn in his badge and quit in protest.

[5] While working at the Marienfelde Field Site in Berlin, Carney began copying classified documents which he then provided to the Stasi by repeatedly crossing back and forth into East Germany.

As a result, Carney received the National Defense Service Medal while in solitary confinement at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, several years later.)

[2] Immediately following his apprehension, he was taken to Tempelhof Airport, identified, and underwent nearly 28 hours of intense interrogation; after this, Carney refused to answer any more questions after his repeated requests for counsel had been denied.

Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany, Vernon Walters, personally acted as adviser to the Commander-in-Chief, United States Air Forces Europe, urging haste.

Carney served the mandatory portion of his sentence at both Quantico, Virginia, and, later, the United States Disciplinary Barracks in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.

[2][9] In November 2011 Carney submitted a lengthy manuscript detailing his life as a spy to the United States Air Force for security review.