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Duquesne Spy Ring — Part 1
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‘After pleading Guilty, Else Weustenfeld-was sentenced
to five years' imprisonment or charge of espionage and two
os concurrent years on charge of registration violations.
AXEL WHEELER-HILL -
: Axel Wheeler-Hill came to the United States in 1923
: from 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 Seholz in building a radio
set for sending coded messages to Germany.
oo 7 FOlfowing tonvietion, Wheeler-Hill was sentenced to
a . serve 15 years in: prison for espionage and 2 concurrent years
- under the Registration Act. ,
ny | _ BERTRAM WOLFGANG ZENZINGER
a Born in Germany, Zenzinger came to the United States in
1940 as a. maturalized citizen of the Union of South Africa. His
reported reason for eoming to this country was to ‘study,
mechanical dentistry in Los Angeles, California. a
In July 1940, Zenzinger received a pencil for preparing
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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