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DATE: FRIDAY, April 27, 1990                   TAG: 9004270642
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: B4   EDITION: BEDFORD/FRANKLIN 
SOURCE: associated press
DATELINE: NORFOLK                                LENGTH: Short

NAVY MEN SENTENCED FOR ESPIONAGE ATTEMPT

Two Navy men who tried to pass sensitive material to the Soviet Union have been given prison terms of 25 and 19 years by court-martial panels.

The sentences were handed down Tuesday and Wednesday at the Norfolk Naval Station after the two pleaded guilty to attempted espionage. Petty Officer 3rd Class Charles Edward Schoof, 21, of Camp Pendleton, Calif., was sentenced to 25 years in a federal penitentiary. Petty Officer 3rd Class John Joseph Haeger, 20, of Greenwich, Conn., was given 19 years.

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