Friday, November 23, 2018

Dept. of Justice Won't Let Pollard Move to Israel; Provided US Classified Info to Israel for a Payoff

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) will not allow former spy for Israel Jonathan Pollard to serve the remainder of his parole probation in Israel, the Jewish Press website reports today (November 23, 2018).

The DOJ denied the request submitted by Pollard's attorney on October 1 -- although the denial only became public this week -- due to the "seriousness of the offense" and "serious law enforcement concerns."

Pollard was arrested in 1985, convicted and then sentenced in 1987 to life in prison on a single count of passing classified information to Israel for money. He was released on "mandatory parole" in 2016 after serving two-thirds of the sentence.

However, Pollard is still living with severe restrictions, including a house arrest that includes a 7:00 pm to 7:00 am curfew, travel restrictions that limit him solely to parts of Manhattan -- where he lives -- during daytime hours, round-the-clock wearing of a GPS monitoring system, and free monitoring and inspection of his computers and of any employer who might hire him.

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