American convicted of spying fined $50,000

[Mr Gently Benevolent]

U.S. man evades jail time in 'mysterious' case of spying for Israel

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An 85-year-old former civilian employee of the U.S. Army was fined but avoided prison time on Friday after earlier pleading guilty to giving classified documents to Israel in the 1980s, in a case the sentencing judge said was "shrouded in mystery."

Court documents showed that Ben-Ami Kadish, who was fined $50,000 but spared prison time, reported to the same handler as Jonathan Pollard, an American who spied for Israel in the 1980s and triggered a scandal that rocked U.S.-Israeli relations.

"Why it took the government 23 years to charge Mr. Kadish is shrouded in mystery," U.S. District Judge William Pauley said during the sentencing hearing in Manhattan federal court. "It is clear the [U.S.] government could have charged Mr. Kadish with far more serious crimes." Ben-Ami Kadish could have been caught years ago but maybe there is a bag limit on how many Israeli spies you can catch in one year.p-)
The old dude is knocking on heavens gate so I suppose it's pointless locking him up.

Source: http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1088991.html

[RoyB]

Its probably because of the Jewish lobby, they are so strong that even President Obama bows to them..
And how many Israeli spies were caught in total?

[Ordie]

$50K?

What kind of message that sends?

[TR1]

That is a pathetic fine.

[XShipRider]

Must not have been too highly classified, CONFIDENTIAL maybe, to warrant such a low fine and no prison time.

The passage of time may too be an indicator. I can't imagine anything that happened a quarter of a century ago could still hurt US-Israeli relations.

[SiEMpre_Leal]

they should haved given him life and thrown away the key

[SBL]

they should haved given him life and thrown away the key
What difference does it make to you?

[msnger]

AIPAC for the win.

[RoyB]

AIPAC for the win.
True dat, yo.
If they wanted they would have throw him away for the rest of the life he has left.. but surely AIPAC came in and got him out for just 50K$.
:|

[Stainless Steel Rat]

While I am in general agreement that the punishment is extraordinarily soft for what is, in the end, treason, one needs to remember this guy is 85, and do we really want to have to pay his medical bills in prison until he finally kicks off--which since we have no idea about his health, may be soon.

Again, no idea what type of documents were passed or their level of classification, and the 'mystery' that the judge speaks of may be in regards to some 'double-dealing???" Guess that's one we'll never know.

[Ordie]

While I am in general agreement that the punishment is extraordinarily soft for what is, in the end, treason, one needs to remember this guy is 85, and do we really want to have to pay his medical bills in prison until he finally kicks off--which since we have no idea about his health, may be soon.

Again, no idea what type of documents were passed or their level of classification, and the 'mystery' that the judge speaks of may be in regards to some 'double-dealing???" Guess that's one we'll never know.

If Israel is still going after Nazis into thier 80's and 90's with the death penalty in mind.

We should do the same with traitors regardless of age.

[RoyB]

1st, I'm pretty sure that if the US governments and authorities wanted, they would have done far more than giving him a 50,000$ fine.
2nd, comparing Nazi criminals with this guy isn't appropriate.