Thomas Patrick Cavanagh
Thomas Patrick Cavanagh | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1945 (age 78–79) |
| Occupation | Aerospace engineer |
| Criminal charge | Espionage |
| Penalty | Life imprisonment |
Thomas Patrick Cavanagh is an aerospace engineer who was sentenced in 1985 after being convicted of trying to sell stealth bomber secrets to the Soviet Union.
Biography
[edit]Cavanagh was arrested at a hotel in Commerce, California, in December 1984, by FBI agents posing as Soviet spies. Cavanagh worked at Northrop, and at the time was undergoing a divorce, and was heavily in debt. He tried to sell classified technology and information for $25,000, equivalent to $73,000 in 2023.
He was sentenced to life in prison.[1][2] He was released on parole on March 1, 2001.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Engineer in Stealth Secrets Case Given Life Term". The New York Times. 25 May 1985.
- ^ "Engineer Pleads Guilty to Espionage : He Tried to Sell 'Stealth' Bomber Secrets to Undercover Agents - Los Angeles Times". Los Angeles Times. 15 March 1985.
- ^ "Thomas Patrick Cavanaugh". Locate a Federal Inmate. Federal Bureau of Prisons.
Categories:
- Living people
- 1945 births
- American people convicted of spying for the Soviet Union
- American people convicted of attempted spying against the United States
- American prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment
- Espionage in the United States
- American aerospace engineers
- People convicted under the Espionage Act of 1917
- People paroled from life sentence
- Prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment by the United States federal government