Court rejects Jonathan Pollard’s bid to ease parole conditions

24 May 2017, 6:35 pm

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A federal appeals court in New York rejects a bid by freed Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard to ease his parole conditions.

The 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan rules the US Parole Commission was justified in requiring Pollard wear an electronic tracking device, obey a curfew and submit to computer monitoring.

Earlier this month, Pollard’s lawyer told the court the terms of his client’s release were “embarrassment and a burden,” and were preventing him from finding a job.

Pollard in 1986 pleaded guilty to conspiring to deliver national defense information to a foreign government, giving secrets to Israel.