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Morton Sobell, Atomic Spy for Soviet Union

Morton Sobell (born April 11, 1917) is an American former engineer with GE and Reeves Electronics who worked on military and government contracts. In 1950, after being accused of espionage, he and his family fled to Mexico. He tried to travel to Europe, but without proper papers he was not able to leave. On August 16, 1950, Sobell and his family were abducted by armed men, taken to the United States border and turned over to the FBI. The FBI arrested him for conspiring with Julius Rosenberg to violate espionage laws. He was found guilty along with the Rosenbergs, and sentenced to 30 years. He was released in 1969 after serving 17 years and 9 months. In 1974, he published a book, On Doing Time in which he maintained that he was innocent and that his conviction was a case of justice being subverted to serve political goals. In 2008 he told The New York Times that he did turn over military secrets to the Soviets during WWII. This was the first time he publicly admitted guilt.
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Morton Sobell, Atomic Spy for Soviet Union
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Morton Sobell (born April 11, 1917) is an American former engineer with GE and Reeves Electronics who worked on military and government contracts. In 1950, after being accused of espionage, he and his family fled to Mexico. He tried to travel to Europe, but without proper papers he was not able to leave. On August 16, 1950, Sobell and his family were abducted by armed men, taken to the United States border and turned over to the FBI. The FBI arrested him for conspiring with Julius Rosenberg to violate espionage laws. He was found guilty along with the Rosenbergs, and sentenced to 30 years. He was released in 1969 after serving 17 years and 9 months. In 1974, he published a book, On Doing Time in which he maintained that he was innocent and that his conviction was a case of justice being subverted to serve political goals. In 2008 he told The New York Times that he did turn over military secrets to the Soviets during WWII. This was the first time he publicly admitted guilt.
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28.7 x 35.6 cm | 11.3 x 14.0 in (300 dpi)
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