conviction_status death_date conviction_penalty name birth_date article_title charge occupation
convicted 1992 capital 30 years in prison ; clemency by harry truman with punishment conditional deportation to american-occupied germany -rrb- -lrb- commuted by franklin d. roosevelt to george john dasch february 7 , 1903 george john dasch
 treason and espionage waiter , spy
george john dasch

george john dasch -lrb- february 7 , 1903 -- 1992 -rrb- was a german agent who landed on american soil during world war ii .
he helped to destroy nazi germany 's espionage program in the united states by defecting to the american cause , but was tried and convicted of treason and espionage .
