Arrest and Trial
Anna Wolkoff and Tyler Kent were arrested on 20 May 1940 and charged with violating the Official Secrets Act. As she was put in the police car, her arrest was witnessed by 11-year old Len Deighton.
She was tried in camera at the Old Bailey, with Sir William Jowitt as prosecutor. On 7 November 1940, Wolkoff was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for "attempting to assist the enemy," while Kent, an American citizen, was sentenced to 7 years.
After her conviction, the Certificates of Naturalisation (Revocation) Committee was contacted and reported on 17 August 1943 that she should have her naturalisation revoked.
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