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In 1940, Robert Soblen and his brother [[Jack Soble|Jack]] - were sent to America by Soviet [[NKVD|Secret Police]] Chief [[Lavrenti Beria]]. Their families emigrated with them.
In 1940, Robert Soblen and his brother [[Jack Soble|Jack]] - were sent to America by Soviet [[NKVD|Secret Police]] Chief [[Lavrenti Beria]]. Their families emigrated with them.
During World War II, Dr. Soblen provided the Soviets with secret documents from the [[Office of Strategic Services]] and information from the [[Sandia National Laboratories#Lab history|Sandia nuclear-weapons development center]] at Albuquerque.
During World War II, Dr. Soblen provided the Soviets with secret documents from the [[Office of Strategic Services]] and information from the [[Sandia National Laboratories|Sandia nuclear-weapons development center]] at Albuquerque.
Soblen also was engaged in espionage activities with Hollywood producer and U.S. counterspy [[Boris Morros]]. After the war he worked at New York's Rockland State Hospital as a psychiatrist. In December 1960 the FBI arrested him on a charge of wartime espionage, which could carry a death sentence.
Soblen also was engaged in espionage activities with Hollywood producer and U.S. counterspy [[Boris Morros]]. After the war he worked at New York's Rockland State Hospital as a psychiatrist. In December 1960 the FBI arrested him on a charge of wartime espionage, which could carry a death sentence.