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Nationality
  
American

Name
  
Bernard Spindel

Died
  
February 4, 1971


Bernard Spindel

Full Name
  
Bernard B. Spindel

Born
  
November 9, 1923
New York City, New York, United States

Occupation
  
Surveillance expert, pilot

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

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

Spindel is known for his involvement in union leader Jimmy Hoffa's 1964 criminal trial and 1957 trial 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.

Spindel's 1968 autobiography was entitled The Ominous Ear.

References

Bernard Spindel Wikipedia


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