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Sep 2, 2014 · Twenty-five years ago the FBI finally shut off the biggest espionage leak in U.S. Navy history when it arrested former senior warrant officer John A. Walker. To hear the United States’ most notorious naval spy tell it, were it not for his ex-wife, Barbara – the weak link his Soviet handlers had warned him about – his espionage might have continued.
Aug 16, 2020 · The Walker spy ring operated for nearly 20 years, spanning five presidencies, stealing top-secret information from the Navy and selling it to the Soviet Union. Anyone who’s watched the FX...
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Aug 29, 2014 · Walker apparently relied on the so-called 'dead drop,' a common spy technique where information is left in a secluded spot, the FBI said.
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Was John Walker the spy of the century? Frontline investigates the Walker spy ring and how it sold secrets about American military codes to the Soviets.
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...
In a sequence of events reminiscent of a spy thriller, the Walker ring was dismantled, with all key players facing stringent penalties for their roles in this grievous breach of national security.
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.
