Thomas Patrick Cavanaugh
| Thomas Patrick Cavanaugh | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1945 |
| Occupation | Aerospace engineer |
| Criminal charge | Espionage |
| Criminal penalty | Life imprisonment |
| Criminal status | Paroled in 2001 |
Thomas Patrick Cavanaugh is an aerospace engineer who was sentenced in 1985 after being convicted of trying to sell stealth bomber secrets to the Soviet Union.
Cavanaugh was arrested at a hotel in Commerce, California, in December 1984, by FBI agents posing as Soviet spies. Cavanaugh, who worked at Northrop, was debt-ridden, undergoing a divorce, and was "willing to take $25,000 American dollars in cash for technology that cost the United States billions to develop".[1] $25,000 in 1984 is equivalent to $57,000 in 2015.
References
- ↑ Long, Tony (2007-05-23). "May 23, 1985: Selling Stealth Secrets to the Reds Comes at a High Price". Wired. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
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