Harold Gerson
Gerson was born in Montréal, Québec on 17 April 1905.  He received a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science from McGill University in geology after which he was employed by several mining companies in the 1930s.    Gerson later worked for several Crown corporations (developing ammunitions for the Canadian war effort) thanks to the recommendations of his friend, Raymond Boyer. Although Gerson denied any participation in the conspiracy (he was linked to another suspect, his brother-in-law, J.S. Benning), the commission was able to link several documents stolen from Soviet embassy directly to Harold S. Gerson.  He was found guilty at trial but was later acquitted on appeal on a technicality.  Gerson was re-tried and found guilty again after which he was sentenced to five years in prison, the toughest sentence meted out to any of the accused spies (except for Gordon Lunan who also received five years).  
 

 

  
           
     
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