Arthur Walker Denied Bail
Arthur Walker, brother of accused Soviet spy John A. Walker Jr., today was ordered held without bail on an espionage charge. U.S. Magistrate Gilbert Swink sent Arthur Walker’s case to a federal grand jury meeting Monday.
FBI agent Beverly Andress testified at the bail hearing that John Walker urged Arthur to get a job that would give him access to classified material that could be delivered to the Soviet Union, and Arthur admitted receiving $12,000 for handing over classified documents from his defense contractor employer, VSE Corp.
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