Morton Sobell

Released In Exile
Date of birth:11. 04. 1917
Date of death:26. 12. 2018
Age:101† Deceased
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1950s
State:New York
Time Imprisoned:
17 Years 9 Months 9 Days
Time in Exile:
1 Month 25 Days
Support
Communism Communist Party USA
Morton Sobell

Biography

CCNY engineering classmate of Julius Rosenberg's who worked on military radar and ordnance contracts. Fled with his family to Mexico City June 22, 1950; on August 16 was abducted by armed men (likely Mexican secret police acting at FBI behest) and arrested at the Texas border. Convicted with the Rosenbergs March 1951; served 17 years 9 months at Alcatraz (1952-1958), Atlanta, and Lewisburg before parole January 14, 1969. In 2008 he admitted to the New York Times that he had passed military secrets to the Soviets during WWII.

Case

Alcatraz / federal prisons
Charges: Conspiracy to commit espionage (50 U.S.C. § 32(a)).
Arrested: Aug 17, 1950
Sentenced: Apr 4, 1951
Incarcerated: Apr 4, 1951
Released: Jan 13, 1969
In exile since: Jun 22, 1950
Exile ended: Aug 16, 1950
Sentence: 30 years; served 17 years 9 months
Prosecutor: Irving Saypol; Roy M. Cohn
Judge: Hon. Irving R. Kaufman
Convicted: Yes
Institution State: California
Security: Low

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