Secrets Beneath the Surface: The Double Life of Navy Spy Jonathan Pollard
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Join Stephen Singer to explore the fascinating story of Jonathan Pollard, a U.S. Navy officer and spy who worked as a double agent for the Soviet Union. Employed as a Navy warrant officer, he passed classified military information to the Soviets from the late 1970s until his arrest in 1985. Pollard’s espionage activities included leaking sensitive documents related to U.S. naval operations, causing significant security concerns during the Cold War. His arrest and conviction were part of a broader series of espionage cases during that period, revealing vulnerabilities within U.S. intelligence agencies.
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Stephen Singer
Stephen Singer is a retired Criminal Defense Attorney who practiced law in New York City for over forty years. Prior to that he was a Special Agent in the U.S. Treasury Department, Organized Crime Section, and before that, a Case Worker in the New York City Dept. of Welfare. He was also a freelance writer for Newsday Newspaper in New York, taught at St. John's University and more.