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Sep 2, 2014 · September 2, 2014 1:38 PM. US Naval Institute Photo Illustration. Notorious spy John Walker died on Aug. 28, 2014. The following is a story outlining Walker’s spy ring from the June 2010 issue ...
May 19, 2010 · The Walker spy ring would eventually be called the most damaging Soviet spy ring in U.S. history. On the morning of May 21, 1985, Hampton Roads residents opened their copy of The Virginian-Pilot ...
The Walker spy ring operated with chilling efficacy until 1985 when the pieces began to crumble. John Walker’s arrest followed the tip-off from his ex-wife, divulging nearly two decades of ...
Aug 30, 2014 · John Walker Jr. led a family spy ring that exposed a vast trove of classified data to the Soviet Union for 18 years by giving them access to Navy cryptographic materials. He passed away in a North ...
Jun 29, 1986 · John A. Walker Jr., 48, pleaded guilty to espionage last October; Arthur J. Walker, 51, his brother, was convicted of stealing classified documents, and Yeoman Michael L. Walker, John's 23-year ...
May 6, 2024 · The rest of the spy ring was rounded up, and all were charged with passing navy secrets to Soviet agents. In return for a reduced sentence for Michael Walker, John Walker agreed to plead guilty and to provide a detailed accounting of the material passed by him to the Soviets. He received a life sentence and ultimately died in prison.
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Shortly before dawn on 20 May 1985, in Rockville, Maryland, the house’s owner, a retired Navy warrant officer named John A. Walker, Jr., was arrested by FBI agents and charged with espionage. For the Navy, the arrest would mark the beginning of the worst spy scandal in its history.
