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Leon G. Turrou
Leon George Turrou (September 14, 1895 – December 10, 1986) was an American special agent and Translation, translator with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) tasked with leading an investigation that located and interrogated Nazi German spies within the United States. He also became the author of a popular book called ''Nazi Spies in America''. His writings were adapted into the 1939 film ''Confessions of a Nazi Spy''. Early life Turrou was born Leon Turovsky on September 14, 1895, in Kobryn District, Kobryn in the Russian Empire. He became an orphan at a very young age with his father passing away about six months before his birth, and his mother not long after his birth. He was later adopted by a wealthy tradesman and spent a majority of his youth travelling around the world. At the age of 18, he moved to the United States where he found a job working as a translator for ''The New York Times'' due to his polyglot skills. From 1916 to 1920, Turrou served with th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FBI Special Agent Leon G
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is the domestic Intelligence agency, intelligence and Security agency, security service of the United States and Federal law enforcement in the United States, its principal federal law enforcement agency. An agency of the United States Department of Justice, the FBI is a member of the United States Intelligence Community, U.S. Intelligence Community and reports to both the United States Attorney General, attorney general and the Director of National Intelligence, director of national intelligence. A leading American counterterrorism, counterintelligence, and criminal investigative organization, the FBI has jurisdiction over violations of more than 200 categories of Federal crime in the United States, federal crimes. Although many of the FBI's functions are unique, its activities in support of national security are comparable to those of the British MI5 and National Crime Agency, NCA, the New Zealand Government Communications Security ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
