Pelton Conviction as Spy for Soviets Upheld
United Press International
RICHMOND, Va. —
A federal appeals court today upheld the espionage conviction of Ronald Pelton, a former National Security Agency employee found guilty of spying for the Soviets.
Pelton, who was paid more than $35,000 for classified information on NSA operations he provided the Soviets between 1980 and 1983, argued that statements he made to the FBI should have been excluded from his trial in U.S. District Court in Baltimore. Pelton was sentenced to three life terms plus 10 years.
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