Thomas Patrick Cavanagh Explained

Thomas Patrick Cavanagh
Charge:	Espionage
Conviction Penalty:	Life imprisonment
Occupation:	Aerospace engineer

Thomas Patrick Cavanagh is an aerospace engineer who was sentenced in 1985 after being convicted of trying to sell stealth bomber secrets to the Soviet Union.

Biography

Cavanagh was arrested at a hotel in Commerce, California, in December 1984, by FBI agents posing as Soviet spies. Cavanagh worked at Northrop, and at the time was undergoing a divorce, and was heavily in debt. He tried to sell classified technology and information for $25,000, .

He was sentenced to life in prison.^{[1] [2]} He was released on parole on March 1, 2001.^[3]

Notes and References

1. News: Engineer in Stealth Secrets Case Given Life Term. The New York Times. 25 May 1985.
2. Web site: Engineer Pleads Guilty to Espionage : He Tried to Sell 'Stealth' Bomber Secrets to Undercover Agents - Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles Times. 15 March 1985.
3. Web site: Thomas Patrick Cavanaugh. Locate a Federal Inmate. Federal Bureau of Prisons.