Lira Tskhovrebova is the founder of the Association of South Ossetian Women for Democracy and Human Rights.

This summer, she flew nearly 6,000 miles to Washington to meet with U.S. lawmakers to challenge the strong U.S. support for Georgia in its war with Russia over the separatist region of South Ossetia – a flashpoint in the conflict. She describes atrocities by Georgian troops, saying that while she was in the capital of Tskhinvali, on August 7, “Georgian troops marched into the city and killed my friends and neighbors. I huddled with my family in terror for three nights while [Georgia President Mikheil] Saakashvili’s tanks and rockets destroyed hundreds of our homes, desecrated cemeteries, gutted schools and hospitals.” She said Americans weren’t told the entire truth about Georgia.

But we now know Tskhovrebova has ties to South Ossetia’s KGB security service. Georgia even says she’s a spy.

Is it possible that this self-proclaimed women’s activist of 12 years has been spying for her country, and perhaps even reporting back to her handlers on discussions with American officials?

The Associated Press is reporting that Georgian intelligence handed over to it secretly recorded conversations in which Tskhovrebova appears to discuss assignments, money and information with Vasily Guliev, who the Georgians say is deputy director for counterintelligence for the South-Ossetian security agency.

Click here to read AP’s entire story and the exclusive interview with Tskhovrebova. You can watch AP’s interview with her here.

There’s no proof that Tskhovrebova had access to any secret information, but a number of wiretaps do show that Guliev was very interested in her frequent contact with Western organizations.

Tskhovrebova says the idea of her being some secret agent is ridiculous, and claims she’s the victim of a smear campaign by Georgia’s Saakashvili.

"Nobody working for human rights in my part of the world can avoid contact with security officials," she told the AP. "This is as true in Georgia as it is in Ossetia and everybody familiar with human rights work knows it."

But it’s enough to make some American officials a bit wary, particularly because our government picked up her tab for at least one speaking event.