slongling -- slovenly in his work, taking three-hour lunch breaks at the local 7-eleven, selling amway products out of the back of his car, carrying on multiple affairs during work hours.s products out of the bac car, carrying on multiple affairs during work hours. his apparent unfitness notwithstanding, miller had one of the most sensitive position in the office as part of the counterintelligence squad. it's a confusing topic for the public but it's how the u.s. it government keeps an eye on foreign spies operating in our country, how it acts to counter the intelligence-gathering of our adversaries. given the importance, many agents in the los angeles field office were mystified that this richard miller had been assigned to the unit. yet there was an instate shrewdness and self-deprecation to him and manipulative ability to allow him to ingratiate himself to others. miller's poor work ethic and his