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Stephen J. Ross

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288 total appearances

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The spy network that took on America's Nazi groups

And so he alerts his spymaster, particularly James Sheldon from the Anti-Nazi League.

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The spy network that took on America's Nazi groups

And Sheldon immediately recruits one of his top agents, Mario Buzzi, who had helped foil the Nazi Klan proposed alliance in the early 40s.

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The spy network that took on America's Nazi groups

He recruits Buzzi and he recruits a woman, Renee Fruchbaum, and they go down to Atlanta.

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The spy network that took on America's Nazi groups

claiming to be fascists, part of the Italian Fascist League.

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The spy network that took on America's Nazi groups

And they want to make an alliance with the Colombians in particular because the Klan is too moderate.

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The spy network that took on America's Nazi groups

So they want an alliance with the Colombians.

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The spy network that took on America's Nazi groups

And they love – the Colombians love this idea, particularly Berkses.

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The spy network that took on America's Nazi groups

Oh, now we can expand to the northeast.

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The spy network that took on America's Nazi groups

This will be great.

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The spy network that took on America's Nazi groups

Well, RenΓ© Fruchbaum also offers to help them.

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The spy network that took on America's Nazi groups

And when she goes into their ramshackle offices, she sees everything's in disarray.

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The spy network that took on America's Nazi groups

And she says to Burke and to his partner, Loomis, Homer Loomis, you know, I've done secretarial work and I don't need your money, but I love your cause.

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The spy network that took on America's Nazi groups

And so how about I'll stay here for the next several nights and just get all your files together?

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The spy network that took on America's Nazi groups

And they love the idea of having this woman both get their files together, but also there are a lot of young men who are joining the Columbians.

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The spy network that took on America's Nazi groups

And the idea of seeing an attractive young woman would be another plus for them.

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The spy network that took on America's Nazi groups

What they didn't understand is that she did put them in order, but she also had, just like in James Bond, she had a cigarette lighter that was actually a camera.

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The spy network that took on America's Nazi groups

And so for three nights, she was photographing every piece of information.

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The spy network that took on America's Nazi groups

And at the end of three nights, she had over 200 pages of photographs.

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The spy network that took on America's Nazi groups

The photographs are processed.

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The spy network that took on America's Nazi groups

They're sent back down to the assistant attorney general, who they're all working with in cooperation.