Bernard Spindel

Bernard Spindel

Bernard Spindel (left) and Jimmy Hoffa after a 1957 court session in which they pleaded not guilty to illegal wiretap charges
Born Bernard B. Spindel
November 9, 1923
New York City, New York, United States
Died February 4, 1971(1971-02-04) (aged 47)
New York City, New York, United States
Nationality American
Occupation Surveillance expert, pilot

Bernard Spindel (November 9, 1923-February 4, 1971) was an American surveillance, wiretapping, electronics and lockpicking expert and pilot.[1][2][3][4]

A 1966 article in Life magazine called Spindel the "No. 1 big-league freelance eavesdropper and wiretapper in the U.S."[5][6]

Spindel is known for his involvement in union leader Jimmy Hoffa's 1964 criminal trial[3] and 1957 trial[7] where in 1957 Spindel and Hoffa pleaded not guilty to accusations of illegal wiretapping. The 1957 indictment stated that in 1953 Hoffa paid Spindel $8,429 dollars in union funds to wiretap Teamster headquarters in Detroit.[7]

Spindel's 1968 autobiography was entitled The Ominous Ear.[8][9]

References

  1. ↑ "Wiretap Expert Invokes Fifth At Hoffa Surveillance Hearing". The New York Times. 6 March 1964. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  2. ↑ "Hoffa's Lawyers Recall Star Prosecution ithess". The New York Times. 13 February 1964. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  3. 1 2 "JUDGE IS ASSAILED AT HOFFA'S TRIAL". The New York Times. 8 February 1964. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  4. ↑ Lane, Frederick S. (2009). American Privacy: The 400-year History of Our Most Contested Right. Google Books. Beacon Press.
  5. ↑ Neary, John (May 20, 1966). "On Assignment with The Ace of the Bugging Business". Life (359). p. 44.
  6. ↑ "Bernard Spindel - Eavesdropper, Wiretapper, Bugger - 1966". spybusters.com. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  7. 1 2 "Indict Hoffa for 'Spying' on Pals". Chicago Tribune. May 15, 1957.
  8. ↑ "The Ominous Ear by Bernard B. Spindel". spybusters.com. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  9. ↑ Spindel, Bernard B (1 January 1968). "The ominous ear". Award House. Retrieved 22 July 2016 – via Open WorldCat.

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