If he was, he’s certainly acting differently from Russian tradecraft, especially for sleeper agents who are supposed to keep an extremely low profile and avoid any visible connection with their handlers. No, he is their patsy. He doesn't have the brains, self-discipline, or guile to be a spy. But he can be manipulated, and the Russians looked at him and see a perfect mark for their interests.
Hundreds of Soviet sleeper agents and spies were discovered in the 1940’s-50’s by U.S. intelligence (British intelligence had been particularly penetrated by the Soviets-see Kim Philby’s spy ring) and their penetration of the White House, federal agencies (State, Treasury, Agriculture, Commerce particularly),
trade unions, front organizations with innocuous titles, and media covering national politics.) Whittaker Chamber’s book “Witness” is helpful as he was an active Soviet agent in the U.S. as an Editor at TIME Magazine who recanted after learning of the atrocities of the Stalin regime (that cost them far more agents than anything.) “Sacred Secrets” by TIME’s Moscow Editors, “Useful Idiots” by Mona Charan, “Dupes” by Paul Kilgore, “Disinformation” by KGB General Pacepa, Burton Folsom’s books, and many others name names and go into methods and networks
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