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Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were convicted of espionage.
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage, in that they passed atomic secrets to the USSR. They were convicted in 1951 and executed in 1953. (see related link)
The Rosenbergs, Ethel and Julius were jointly executed for their crime in transferring Nuclear-weapons secrets to the Soviet Union. at the time of their alleged crimes, however,Russia was considered an ally, not a cold-war enemy.
It is widely believed that Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were guilty of espionage. They were convicted and executed for aiding the Russians.
Then you did not commit a crime. I assume you mean, "What do you do if you are charged with a crime you did not commit?" The answer is, "You get a lawyer."
The Rosenbergs, Julius and Ethel, are significant because they were American citizens executed in 1953 for allegedly conspiring to commit espionage by passing atomic secrets to the Soviet Union during the Cold War. Their trial and execution became emblematic of the era's anti-communist hysteria and raised questions about the fairness of the legal process, the reliability of evidence, and the morality of capital punishment. The case remains a controversial topic in discussions about civil rights and government overreach. Their legacy continues to influence debates on espionage, justice, and Cold War politics.
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Ethel & Julius Rosenberg were executed for espionage.
Commit is the verb commonly used for crimes. For example, "He committed a crime."
They were accused of espionage.
The verb for crime is "commit."
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were accused of spying for the Soviets and specifically for passing atomic secrets to the USSR during the Cold War. They were tried and convicted in 1951 for conspiracy to commit espionage, and unlike others convicted of similar crimes, they were given the death penalty. They were executed by electrocution on June 19, 1953. The Rosenbergs were the only two US civilians executed for espionage during the Cold War (1945 to 1991).