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Alger Hiss (Baltimore, Maryland, 11 de noviembre de 1904-Nueva York, Nueva York, 15 de noviembre de 1996) fue un oficial del gobierno estadounidense que fue acusado de ser un espía soviético en 1948 y condenado por perjurio en relación con este cargo en 1950.
Alger Hiss (November 11, 1904 – November 15, 1996) was an American government official accused in 1948 of having spied for the Soviet Union in the 1930s. The statute of limitations had expired for espionage, but he was convicted of perjury in connection with this charge in 1950.
13 de mar. de 2024 · Alger Hiss (born November 11, 1904, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.—died November 15, 1996, New York, New York) was a former U.S. State Department official who was convicted in January 1950 of perjury concerning his dealings with Whittaker Chambers, who accused him of membership in a communist espionage ring.
Alger Hiss was a former State Department official who helped create the United Nations and was convicted of perjury for lying to a federal grand jury about his communist ties. The FBI investigation into his espionage accusation was based on the testimony of Whittaker Chambers, a former Soviet spy who implicated Hiss and others. The Pumpkin Papers, a package of documents hidden in a pumpkin, were key evidence against Hiss.
HISTORICAL NOTES: The Alger Hiss Story. TIME. May 13, 1957. As Alger Hiss walked out of the Lewisburg (Pa.) federal penitentiary in December 1954—on parole after serving 44 months of a...
25 de ene. de 2013 · A historical account of the espionage case against Alger Hiss, a former State Department official who was convicted of perjury in 1950 for lying to a federal grand jury about his communist ties. The FBI investigation revealed that Hiss was a Soviet spy who helped create the United Nations and that he lied to conceal his espionage activities.
16 de nov. de 1996 · Alger Hiss dies at age of 92; diplomat and Harvard-trained government lawyer was convicted of perjury in espionage case that became one of great riddles of Cold War; case catapulted Richard M...
