the Internal Security Act of 1950. Black is still cooperative with our Philadelphia Office and has furnished considerable information of value.
Abraham Brothman
Miriam Moskowitz
The activities of Abraham Brothman were first ⟨brought⟩ to the attention of the FBI in 195, at which time Elizabeth T. Bentley made her disclosures. Brothman was also identified in July, 1950, on the basis of information from ⟨as⟩ a Soviet agent designated under the cover name of "Constructor." Gold, in signed statements, named Brothman as one of the individuals from whom he had obtained industrial information ⟨for⟩ transmission to the Soviets during a period a the early 1940's. Gold advised that he had made false statements concerning his relationship with Brothman to both the FBI and a Federal Grand Jury in the Southern District of New York in 1947. Miriam Moskowitz, a former secretary of Brothman, and later his ⟨partner⟩ in his business, was alleged by Gold to have been present ⟨during⟩ some of the discussions between Gold and Brothman relative to their intended false testimony before the Federal Grand Jury.
Although the Criminal Division of the Department of did feel that Brothman could be charged with espionage, an ⟨indictment⟩ was returned against Brothman and Moskowitz on July 29, 1950, charging them with conspiracy to obstruct and impede the administration of justice. They were arrested by the FBI on July 29, on this indictment. The trial of Brothman and Moskowitz ⟨commenced⟩ on November 10, 1950, in the District Court in the Southern ⟨Distric⟩ of New York. On November 23, 1950, the Jury returned a ⟨verdict of⟩ guilty as to each defendant. Federal Judge Irving Kaufman, on November 28, 1950, sentenced Brothman to serve a sentence of (illegible text) years and to pay a fine of $15,000. Judge Kaufman sentenced Moskowitz to serve two years and to pay a fine of $10,000.
David Greenglass
Harry Gold, on June 1, 1950, furnished information regarding a contact made in June, 1945, in Albuquerque, New ⟨Mexico⟩ with a solider an his wife, later identified through ⟨investigation⟩ as David and Ruth Greenglass. Gold paid Greenglass $500 on ⟨this⟩ occasion and in turn received information relative to ⟨classified⟩ technical experiments being conducted at the atomic energy pro(illegible text)
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