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Russell Alton McNutt (May 21, 1914 – February 1, 2008) was an American engineer who allegedly gave information about the Oak Ridge National Laboratory to the Soviet Union. Julius Rosenberg helped recruit him. His code names were “Fogel” and “Persian.” He was never charged or convicted.

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1. "Russell Alton McNutt Obituary (2008) Charlotte Observer". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
2. Radosh, Ronald; Usdin, Steven (2010-12-06). "Rosenbergs Redux". The New Republic. ISSN 0028-6583. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
3. Mickolus, Edward F. (2015). The counterintelligence chronology : spying by and against the United States from the 1700s through 2014. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 52. ISBN 978-1-4766-2240-8. OCLC 918623351.
4. Haynes, John Earl (2009). Spies : the rise and fall of the KGB in America. Harvey Klehr, Alexander Vassiliev. New Haven: Yale University Press. p. 35. ISBN 978-0-300-12390-6. OCLC 667009333.
5. "Russell McNutt". Atomic Heritage Foundation. Retrieved 2022-08-12.

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