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4 ees _ "7 . ‘Stronek was convicted and sentenced: ret .. ain prison Gn espionage charges. He. algo. was. sentence twoeyear concurrent term ‘under the Registration fet. LEO WARLEN Waalen was born in Danzig while that city was under | German domination. He entered the United States by "jumping Ship" about 1935. He Was’ a painter for a small boat company which was constructing small eraft for the United States Navy. ; Waalen gathered information about ships sailing for England. He. also obtained a confidential booklet issued by the FBI which contained precautions to be taken by industrial plants to safeguard national defense materials from Sabotage. Waalen also secured Government contracbs listing specifications for 7 materials and equipment, as well as detailed sea charts of the: United States Atlantic coastline. Following his conviction, Waalen was sentenced to 12 years in prison for espionage and a concurrent 2-year term for violation of the Registration Act. . -. ADOLF HENRY AUGUST WALESCHEWSKI ‘A German native, Walischewski had been a seaman since _ maturity. He became a naturalized citizen in 1935. Walischewski became connected with the German espionage System through Paul Fehse. His duties were confined 6: those of courier, carrying data from agents in the United States te” contacts abroad. . . _ oa Upon conviction, Walischewski received a five-year prison sentence on espionage charges, as well as a two-year concurrent sentence under the Registration Act. ELSE WEUSTENFELD Else Weustenfeld arrived in the United States from Germany in 1927 and became a citizen 10 years later. From 1935 -> until her arrest, she was a Secretary for a law firm representing “the German Consulate in New York City. - co: a Miss Weustenfeld was thoroughly acquainted with the German espionage system and delivered funds to Duquesne which she had received from Lilly Stein, her close friend. _ She lived in New York City with Hans W. Ritter, a. Principal in the German espionage system. His brother, Nickolaus ~ 14.