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Duquesne Spy Ring — Part 1
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Roeder, as ordered: by German authorities. Roeder apd Sebold met =
.in public places and ‘proceeded to spots where they! sould: talk
privately.
In 1936, Roeder had visited Germany and was requested |
by German authorities to act as an espionage agent. Primarily
due to monetary rewards he would receive, Roeder agreed.
Roeder entered a guilty plea to the charge of espionage
and was sentenced. to 16 years in prison. ;
PAUL ALFRED W. SCHOLZ
A German native, Paul Scholz came to the United States
in 1926 but never attained citizenship. He had been employed in
German book stores in New York City, where he disseminated Nazi
propaganda.
Scholz had arranged for Josef Klein to construct the
radio set used by Felix Jahnke and Axel Wheeler-Hill. At the
time of tis arrest, Schoiz had just given Gustav Wilhelm Kaercher
a list of radio. eall letters and frequencies. He also encouraged
members of this spy ring to secure data for Germany and arranged
contacts between various German agents.
Upon conviction, Scholz was sentenced to 16 years!
imprisonment for espionage with 2 years? eoncurrent Sentence
under the Registration Act.
GEORGE GOTTLOB SCHUH
George Schuh, a native of Germany, came to the _
United States in 1923. He became a citizen in 1939 and was
employed as a carpenter.
As a German agent, he sent information directly to the
Gestapo in Hamburg, Germany, ‘from this country. Schuh had
provided Alfred Brokhoff information that Winston Churchill had
.arrived in the United States on the HMS George V. He also.
furnished information to Germany concerning the movement of ships
carrying materials and supplies to Britain.
_ “Having. pleaded guilty to violation of the Reclatration
Act, Schuh received a sentence of 18 months in prison and a
$1, 000 fine.
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