Theresa Squillacote Explained

Theresa Squillacote
Conviction Penalty:	22 years imprisonment
Conviction Status:	Released
Occupation:	Former National Labor Relations Board attorney and spy for South Africa
Spouse:	Kurt Stand
Conviction:	1998 Conspiracy to deliver national defense information to a foreign government (18 U.S.C. § 794)

Theresa Squillacote was a former lawyer for the National Labor Relations Board, House Armed Services Committee, and Deputy Under Secretary of Defense who was convicted of spying for South Africa in 1998. She was sentenced to 22 years in prison. and was released in 2015.

Espionage

Spuillacote initiated contact with the anti-Apartheid leadership of South Africa to work as a spy. She would ultimately hand four classified documents to the FBI in a counterintelligence sting.^{[1] [2]}

Post-Spy career

After serving her sentence, Spillacote has worked in prisoner rights advocacy.^[3]

See also

• Ana Montes
• Jonathan Pollard

Notes and References

1. Web site: In re Theresa M. Squillacote . 2023-06-07 . Justia Law . en.
2. Web site: Journal . A. B. A. . Ex-lawyer convicted on espionage charges seeks reinstatement to bar, says her 'contrition is real' . 2023-06-07 . ABA Journal . en.
3. News: Scarcella . Mike . 2021-12-08 . 'My shame is real': Lawyer convicted in espionage case seeks D.C. bar readmission . en . Reuters . 2023-06-07.