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The Rumrich Nazi Spy Case (1938): The FBI’s First Major International Espionage Investigation
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In this episode, we examine the Rumrich Nazi Spy Case of 1938, the FBI’s first major international espionage investigation. Naturalized U.S. citizen Guenther Rumrich, a former Army deserter recruited by German intelligence, was arrested after impersonating the Secretary of State to obtain blank passports for Nazi agents. The case exposed a broader spy ring, led to four convictions, and established key precedents for U.S. counterintelligence on the eve of World War II.