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SPYCRAFT 101 - 133. A Double Agent in the Canadian Mounted Police with Justin Ling

133. A Double Agent in the Canadian Mounted Police with Justin Ling

02/05/24 • 63 min

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This week's guest is Justin Ling. Justin is an award winning investigative journalist whose work has appeared in Vice, Maclean's Foreign Policy, and The Globe and Mail, among other publications. He's also the author of the book Missing from the Village, which is about Toronto based serial killer Bruce MacArthur and has hosted two seasons of the Uncover Podcast for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Today, Justin dives into a story he wrote in April, 2021 titled "The Rise and Fall of a Double Agent". It's the story of Cameron Ortis, a senior member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police who was arrested after a classified document was found in the possession of a businessman providing encrypted phones to criminal organizations worldwide.
Connect with Justin:
substack.com/@justinling
Connect with Spycraft 101:
Check out Justin's latest release, Covert Arms, here.spycraft101.com
IG: @spycraft101
Shop: spycraft-101.myshopify.com
Patreon: Spycraft 101
Find Justin's first book, Spyshots: Volume One, here.
Download the free eBook, The Clandestine Operative's Sidearm of Choice, here.

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This week's guest is Justin Ling. Justin is an award winning investigative journalist whose work has appeared in Vice, Maclean's Foreign Policy, and The Globe and Mail, among other publications. He's also the author of the book Missing from the Village, which is about Toronto based serial killer Bruce MacArthur and has hosted two seasons of the Uncover Podcast for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Today, Justin dives into a story he wrote in April, 2021 titled "The Rise and Fall of a Double Agent". It's the story of Cameron Ortis, a senior member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police who was arrested after a classified document was found in the possession of a businessman providing encrypted phones to criminal organizations worldwide.
Connect with Justin:
substack.com/@justinling
Connect with Spycraft 101:
Check out Justin's latest release, Covert Arms, here.spycraft101.com
IG: @spycraft101
Shop: spycraft-101.myshopify.com
Patreon: Spycraft 101
Find Justin's first book, Spyshots: Volume One, here.
Download the free eBook, The Clandestine Operative's Sidearm of Choice, here.

Whale Hunting Newsletter
Read about the world's richest and most dangerous individuals, often unknown to the public.
SLNT
Protect your data and devices. Use code SPYCRAFT101 to save 10% off your order.
Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

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132. Noel Field: Stalin's Last American Spy with Kati Marton

This week, Justin sits down with Kati Marton. Kati is an author, journalist, and correspondent who has worked with National Public Radio and later ABC News, where she was the Bureau Chief in Germany. Her work has appeared in The New Yorker, The Times of London, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, Vanity Fair, and many other publications. She has also published nine books and has served as an advocate for human rights all over the world, including as the chair of the International Women's Health Coalition and on the board of directors for the International Rescue Committee. I invited Kati onto the podcast to discuss the story of Noel Field, a State Department Foreign Service officer and devoted communist ideologue, who was part of a Soviet spy network inside the U.S. government in the years leading up to World War II. Noel ultimately suffered tremendous consequences for his role as a spy, but not as a result of a trial in the U.S. Instead, despite his unfailing loyalty to the communist party, he spent years in a Hungarian prison as a suspected double agent.
Connect with Kati:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kati_Marton
Check out Kati's book, True Believer, here.
https://www.amazon.com/True-Believer-Stalins-Last-American/dp/1476763763
Connect with Spycraft 101:
Check out Justin's latest release, Covert Arms, here.spycraft101.com
IG: @spycraft101
Shop: spycraft-101.myshopify.com
Patreon: Spycraft 101
Find Justin's first book, Spyshots: Volume One, here.
Download the free eBook, The Clandestine Operative's Sidearm of Choice, here.

Support the show

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undefined - 134. North Vietnamese and Viet Cong Intelligence with Dr. David Strachan-Morris

134. North Vietnamese and Viet Cong Intelligence with Dr. David Strachan-Morris

This week, Justin sits down with Dr. David Strachan-Morris. David is a lecturer in intelligence and security at the University of Leicester, where he runs the M. A . in Intelligence and Security program, as well as being Director of Distance Learning for the School of History, Politics, and International Relations. Before embarking on an academic career, he served in the Intelligence Corps in the British Army and worked at intelligence management roles in the private security industry in Iraq. Today, David shares his work on the subject of North Vietnamese and Viet Cong intelligence activities during the Vietnam War.
Connect with David:
Twitter/X: @DrDavidSM
LinkedIn: David Strachan-Morris, Ph.D., SFHEA, FISRM, MSecII
Connect with Spycraft 101:
Check out Justin's latest release, Covert Arms, here.spycraft101.com
IG: @spycraft101
Shop: spycraft-101.myshopify.com
Patreon: Spycraft 101
Find Justin's first book, Spyshots: Volume One, here.
Download the free eBook, The Clandestine Operative's Sidearm of Choice, here.

SLNT
Protect your data and devices. Use code SPYCRAFT101 to save 10% off your order.
Whale Hunting Newsletter
Read about the world's richest and most dangerous individuals, often unknown to the public.
Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

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