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Duquesne Spy Ring — Part 01
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agent.
In 1guo, Weustenfeld visited Hans Ritter in Mexico, where
' he.was serving as a paymaster for the German Intelligence
Service.
After pleading guilty, Else Weustenfeld was sentenced
to five years' imprisonment on charge of espionage and two
concurrent years on charge of registration violations.
AXEL WHEELER-HILL :
Axel Wheeler-Hill came to the United States in 1923
fron his native land of Russia. .He was naturalized as'a citizen.
in 1929 and was employed as a truck driver.
Wheeler-Hill obtained information for Germany regarding
Ships sailing to Britain from New York harbor.. With Felix
Jahnke, he enlisted the aid of Paul Scholz in building a radio
set for sending coded messages to Germany..
Following convietion, Wheeler-Hill was sentenced to
under the Registration Act..
BERTRAM WOLFGANG ZENZINGER
Born in Germany, Zenzinger came to the United States in
1940 as'a.naturalized citizen of the Union of South Africa..
His
mechanical dentistry in Los Angeles, California.
invisible messages for Germany in the mail from Siegler.
He 'sent.
several letters to Germany through a mail drop in Sweden.
outlining details of national defense materials.
Zenzinger was arrested by FBi Agents on April 16, 1941.
Pleading guilty, he received 18 months in prison for violation of.
the Registration Act and 8 years' imprisonment for espionage..
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