Word: russoniello
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Were the death penalty applicable," said U.S. Attorney Joseph Russoniello in a memorandum to San Francisco federal district court, "the Government would undoubtedly be seeking the death penalty in this case." Since federal law does not provide capital punishment for peacetime espionage, Judge John Vukasin chose the closest thing: he sentenced Jerry Whitworth, a member of the Walker family espionage ring, to 365 years in prison. Whitworth will not be eligible for parole for 60 years, when he would be 107. "Jerry Whitworth," said Vukasin, "is a zero at the bone," a man who had betrayed his country for money...
...significant espionage system" in return for "complete immunity" from prosecution. The third letter indicated that the man, who signed the letters only "RUS, Somewhere, USA," had changed his mind about becoming an informant. Asked why the FBI had not followed up on the first two letters, U.S. Attorney Joseph Russoniello in San Francisco explained: "Not knowing who you're dealing with, whether it's Jack the Ripper or the greatest master spy since Mata Hari, an offer on the blind to do business is not the way we do business...
...authorities, the Brotherhood of Silence preaches the violent overthrow of the Government and has links to other white-supremacist organizations. In addition to the two men arrested last week, five others are in jail awaiting trial and one was killed in a shootout with police, prompting U.S. Attorney Joseph Russoniello to say that the Brotherhood "seems to have been successfully neutered at this time." Yet two others are believed to be at large, and only a fraction of the money stolen has been recovered...
...Government's urging, the company later rechecked a sampling and found the chips to be reliable. But that failed to soothe prosecutors. Says U.S. Attorney Joseph Russoniello: "The testing is as important as the quality of the product itself. The Government cannot suffer the inconvenience and expense of having to shake down its equipment in order to verify the reliability of components...
...Attorney Joseph Russoniello denied that the string of prosecutions represents a crackdown specifically against Japanese companies. Russoniello acknowledged, however, that he expects the cases to act as warnings to foreign firms everywhere. Said he: "It's fairly safe to say that a signal is being sent out by the Administration to all persons who do business with the United States that there are rules, and that failure to comply with the rules and to obey American laws may result in prosecution...