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'''Morton Sobell''' was an engineer who worked for [[General Electric]] and Reeves Electronics on military and government contracts.  He and his family had earlier fled to [[Mexico]] in June 1950 to avoid espionage charges, but had been forcibly repatriated by an armed gang two months later. In 1951, he was tried for espionage along with [[Ethel Rosenberg]] and [[Julius Rosenberg]].  All three were found guilty; while the Rosenbergs were [[capital punishment|sentenced to death]], Sobell was sentenced to 30 years in prision. He was released in 1969 after 18 years.
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'''Morton Sobell''' was an engineer who worked for [[General Electric]] and Reeves Electronics on military and government contracts.  He and his family had earlier fled to [[Mexico]] in June 1950 to avoid espionage charges, but had been forcibly repatriated by an armed gang two months later. In 1951, he was tried for espionage along with [[Ethel Rosenberg]] and [[Julius Rosenberg]].  All three were found guilty; while the Rosenbergs were [[capital punishment|sentenced to death]], Sobell was sentenced to 30 years in prison. He was released in 1969 after 18 years.
 
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Latest revision as of 15:12, June 27, 2020

Morton Sobell was an engineer who worked for General Electric and Reeves Electronics on military and government contracts. He and his family had earlier fled to Mexico in June 1950 to avoid espionage charges, but had been forcibly repatriated by an armed gang two months later. In 1951, he was tried for espionage along with Ethel Rosenberg and Julius Rosenberg. All three were found guilty; while the Rosenbergs were sentenced to death, Sobell was sentenced to 30 years in prison. He was released in 1969 after 18 years.