'''Henry Samuel Magdoff''' (21 August 1913 – 31 December 2005), commonly known as '''Harry Magdoff''', held several administrative positions in government during the [[President of the United States|presidency]] of [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] while being a Soviet espionage agent in the [[Perlo group]]. Magdoff made many false statements regarding his employment in order to obtain a job as an economist with several [[New Deal]] agencies. During [[World War II]], as Chief Economist on the [[War Production Board]], Magdoff passed much classified and vital information to the [[Soviet Union]]. Magdoff was a dues paying Communist. At the time, U.S. law forbad employment within the United Government of persons belonging to groups which advocated the [[violent]] overthrow of the United States Constitutional form of government. | '''Henry Samuel Magdoff''' (21 August 1913 – 31 December 2005), commonly known as '''Harry Magdoff''', held several administrative positions in government during the [[President of the United States|presidency]] of [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] while being a Soviet espionage agent in the [[Perlo group]]. Magdoff made many false statements regarding his employment in order to obtain a job as an economist with several [[New Deal]] agencies. During [[World War II]], as Chief Economist on the [[War Production Board]], Magdoff passed much classified and vital information to the [[Soviet Union]]. Magdoff was a dues paying Communist. At the time, U.S. law forbad employment within the United Government of persons belonging to groups which advocated the [[violent]] overthrow of the United States Constitutional form of government. |