Roy Rhodes

Roy Adair Rhodes
Born	(1917-03-11)March 11, 1917 Oilton, Oklahoma
Died	February 5, 1997(1997-02-05) (aged 79) Pueblo, Colorado
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

Rhodes was born on 11 March 1917 in Oilton, Oklahoma.

While working in the United States Embassy in Moscow, Rhodes became intoxicated and slept with a Soviet agent whom he was later told was pregnant. The KGB threatened to tell this to Rhodes's wife if he failed to cooperate with them. ^{[2] [ better source needed ] [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]} Rhodes was caught during the Hollow Nickel Case when information on him was found on a KGB-authored microfilm. ^[7] He was court-martialled, found guilty of conspiracy to commit espionage, dishonorably discharged, and sentenced to five years' hard labor. ^{[8] [9]}

Rhodes died on 5 February 1997 in Pueblo, Colorado at 79 years old.

References

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3. "31 Dec 1969, 453 - Daily News at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. 22 October 1957. p. 453. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
4. "Composite Portrait of the Soviet Spy". The New York Times. 1964-02-16. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2020-01-31.
5. "A Stone for Willy Fisher — Central Intelligence Agency". www.cia.gov. Archived from the original on April 27, 2010. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
6. "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.
7. "Hollow Nickel/Rudolf Abel". Federal Bureau of Investigation. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
8. "UNITED STATES, Appellee v. ROY A. RHODES, Master Sergeant, U. S. Army, Appellant". cite.case.law. 5 August 1961. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
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