William Perl

Released
Date of birth:01. 10. 1918
Date of death:1970
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1950s
State:New York
Time Imprisoned:
3 Years 8 Months 13 Days
Support
Communism
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Biography

William Perl was an Austrian-born engineer and physicist prosecuted for perjury during the Rosenberg espionage investigation. Federal agents arrested him on March 14, 1951; after arraignment he remained in the Federal House of Detention until posting $20,000 bail on March 19. A jury convicted him in 1953, and he entered federal prison when sentenced on June 5 to five years. He was released from the federal penitentiary at Terre Haute on February 10, 1957.

Case

Charges: Perjury during the Rosenberg espionage investigation
Arrested: Mar 14, 1951
Sentenced: Jun 5, 1953
Incarcerated: March 14, 1951
Released: March 19, 1951
Incarcerated: June 5, 1953
Released: February 10, 1957
Sentence: Five years in federal prison; held March 14–19, 1951 before bail, then imprisoned June 5, 1953–February 10, 1957.
Convicted: Yes
Plead: Not guilty

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