Roy Rhodes
Roy Adair Rhodes | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 11, 1917 |
| Died | February 5, 1997 (aged 79) |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Occupation | Soldier |
| Criminal charge | Espionage |
| Spouse | Ola Gertrude Rhodes |
| Espionage activity | |
| Allegiance |  Soviet Union |
| Codename | Quebec |
| Operations | Soviet Cold War spy (1952–1957) |
Roy Adair Rhodes (codenamed "Quebec") was a Master Sergeant in the United States Army Signal Corps and was infamous for being blackmailed by the KGB into supplying information to the Soviet Union.[1]
Biography
[edit]Rhodes was born on 11 March 1917 in Oilton, Oklahoma. He defected while working in United States Embassy in Moscow when he got intoxicated and slept with a KGB seductress, who he was later told he had got pregnant. The KGB then used this information to blackmail him into cooperating with them, using threats that this would be told to his wife if he failed to comply.[2][3] From 1952 to 1957 the KGB used him to obtain information from the National Security Agency and other important United States agencies even after leaving his post in Moscow in 1953.[4][5][6] He was caught in relation to the Hollow Nickel Case as information on him was found on a microfilm.[7] A court-martial found Rhodes guilty of conspiracy to commit espionage and was given a dishonorable discharge and was sentenced to confinement at hard labor for 5 years.[8][9] Rhodes died on 5 February 1997 in Pueblo, Colorado at 79 years old.
References
[edit]- ^ Allen, Henry (3 September 1981). "The Spy Game". Washington Post. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ^ "Using Sex in Espionage". Reading. Writing. Spying. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
- ^ "31 Dec 1969, 453 - Daily News at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
- ^ "Composite Portrait of the Soviet Spy". The New York Times. 1964-02-16. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
- ^ "A Stone for Willy Fisher — Central Intelligence Agency". www.cia.gov. Archived from the original on April 27, 2010. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
- ^ "G.I. IS CONVICTED AS SPY FOR SOVIET; Rhodes Is Given 5 Years for Aid to Russians While on Embassy Duty in Moscow". The New York Times. 1958-02-22. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-02-03.
- ^ "Hollow Nickel/Rudolf Abel". Federal Bureau of Investigation. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
- ^ "UNITED STATES, Appellee v. ROY A. RHODES, Master Sergeant, U. S. Army, Appellant". cite.case.law. 5 August 1961. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
- ^ "Legal Audio Opinions and Courtroom Video – LexisNexis Courtroom Cast". lawschool.courtroomview.com. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
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