. In May 1984, he borrowed money from a co-worker and bounced several checks trying to repay him. In July 1984, Pollard’s supervisor received a letter of indebtedness from the Navy Federal Credit Union reporting that Pollard was delinquent in repaying a loan. His supervisor failed to report the letter to the OIC and did not record the financial troubles in Pollard’s file.
In post-arrest interviews, Pollard claimed to have perceived anti-Israel/anti-Semitic sentiment from coworkers and superiors while working for Naval Intelligence. One example was at a US-Israeli Scientific and Technological Intelligence-Exchange Conference in 1982. Pollard believed his supervisor failed to follow customary disclosure guidance by withholding information …show more content…
He also met Joseph Yagur (Yossi) who would take over for Avi in handling Pollard’s day-to-day activities. Pollard met with his Israeli handlers on November 8, 9, and 10, 1984. At the meetings, Rafi told Pollard to resign if required to take a polygraph test. Rafi set Pollard’s salary at $1,500 a month. He received a payment of $10,000 and an engagement ring for his fiancée. Rafi instructed Pollard not to flash his money around or to spend it on anything traceable. Rafi assured Pollard that his help was essential to Israel’s security. To allay Pollard’s fears, Rafi reassured Pollard the US would not make a big deal out of Pollard helping Israel. Rafi promised Israel would protect him if the US came after him for help them. (The US vs. Jonathan Pollard, …show more content…
Pollard gave Israel classified documents, eradicating the USs’ bargaining power with Israel. His actions put the US’s diplomatic relationships with other key Middle Eastern allies in jeopardy. His betrayal had a large and lasting impact the USs’ National Defense. Pollard eluded capture mostly due to mistakes and poor policies. Implanting polygraph examinations, thorough background checks, regulating accesses to classified information, and interagency communication would have prevent Jonathan Pollard from compromising thousand on classified documents during his six years working for Naval
In post-arrest interviews, Pollard claimed to have perceived anti-Israel/anti-Semitic sentiment from coworkers and superiors while working for Naval Intelligence. One example was at a US-Israeli Scientific and Technological Intelligence-Exchange Conference in 1982. Pollard believed his supervisor failed to follow customary disclosure guidance by withholding information …show more content…
He also met Joseph Yagur (Yossi) who would take over for Avi in handling Pollard’s day-to-day activities. Pollard met with his Israeli handlers on November 8, 9, and 10, 1984. At the meetings, Rafi told Pollard to resign if required to take a polygraph test. Rafi set Pollard’s salary at $1,500 a month. He received a payment of $10,000 and an engagement ring for his fiancée. Rafi instructed Pollard not to flash his money around or to spend it on anything traceable. Rafi assured Pollard that his help was essential to Israel’s security. To allay Pollard’s fears, Rafi reassured Pollard the US would not make a big deal out of Pollard helping Israel. Rafi promised Israel would protect him if the US came after him for help them. (The US vs. Jonathan Pollard, …show more content…
Pollard gave Israel classified documents, eradicating the USs’ bargaining power with Israel. His actions put the US’s diplomatic relationships with other key Middle Eastern allies in jeopardy. His betrayal had a large and lasting impact the USs’ National Defense. Pollard eluded capture mostly due to mistakes and poor policies. Implanting polygraph examinations, thorough background checks, regulating accesses to classified information, and interagency communication would have prevent Jonathan Pollard from compromising thousand on classified documents during his six years working for Naval