The Region - News from Jan. 8, 1985
A Northrop Corp. aerospace engineer who allegedly tried to sell secrets about the U.S. “stealth” bomber program to the Soviet Union pleaded not guilty in Los Angeles federal court to charges of espionage and possession of a machine gun. Thomas Patrick Cavanagh, 40, of Downey was arrested Dec. 18 at a hotel in the City of Commerce after allegedly turning over secret documents to FBI undercover agents posing as Soviet agents.
