▁to ▁enjoy ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁many ▁in ▁the ▁C IA , ▁both ▁active ▁officers ▁and ▁retired ▁veter ans , ▁including ▁James ▁Ang leton . ▁" He ▁was ▁sw orn ▁not ▁to ▁disc lose ▁the ▁very ▁things ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁being ▁requested ▁by ▁the ▁[ S en ate ] ▁Committee ▁to ▁disc lose ," ▁Edward ▁Ben nett ▁Williams , ▁Hel ms ' s ▁defense ▁att orney , ▁told ▁the ▁press . ▁Williams ▁added ▁that ▁Hel ms ▁would ▁" we ar ▁this ▁conv iction ▁like ▁a ▁bad ge ▁of ▁honor , ▁like ▁a ▁b anner ", ▁a ▁sentiment ▁later ▁second ed ▁by ▁James ▁R . ▁Schles inger , ▁who ▁had ▁followed ▁Hel ms ▁as ▁D CI ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 . P ow ers ▁( 1 9 7 9 ) ▁pp . ▁ 3 5 2 – 3 5 3 ▁( Will iams ▁" dis close " ▁quote ). ▁After ▁his ▁court ▁appearance ▁and ▁sent encing , ▁Hel ms ▁attended ▁a ▁large ▁gather ing ▁of ▁C IA ▁officers ▁in ▁Beth es da , ▁Maryland , ▁where ▁he ▁received ▁a ▁standing ▁ov ation . ▁A ▁collection ▁was ▁taken , ▁net ting ▁enough ▁to ▁pay ▁his ▁fine . P ow ers ▁( 1 9 7 9 ) ▁p . ▁ 3 5 3 . ▁ ▁Although ▁Hel ms , ▁at ▁that ▁time , ▁might ▁have ▁appeared ▁as ▁an ▁em blem atic ▁u ph older ▁of ▁the ▁Agency ' s ▁work , ▁for ▁years , ▁the ▁" memory ▁of ▁his ▁no - cont est ▁ple a