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Duquesne Spy Ring — Part 01
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I.C65-8946
Strunck was convicted and sentenced to serve 10 year's.
two-year concurrent term'under the Registration Act.
LEO WAALEN
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 craft 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 nationai defense materials from sabotage. Waalen
also secured Government'contracts listing specifications for
materials and equipment, as well as detailed sea charts of the
United States Atlantic coastline..
Following his conviction, Waalen was sentenced to 12
violation of the Registration Act...
ADOLF HENRY AUGUST WALISCHEWSKI
A German native, Walischewski had been a seaman since.
maturity. He beeame a naturalized oitizen in 1935.
Walischewski became connected with the German espionage.
system through Paul Fehse.. His duties.were confined to those of
courier, carrying data from agents in the United States to
contacts abroad.
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
until her arrest, she was a secretary for a law firm representing
-the German Consulate in New York City..
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.
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