Global InformationEmma Woikin information
Emma Woikin | |
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| Born | Emma Konkin December 30, 1920 Blaine Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Died | May 22, 1974 (aged 53) Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Criminal charges | Two counts of violating the Official Secrets Act |
| Criminal penalty | Two-and-a-half years' imprisonment plus an additional six months for contempt of court |
| Spouses | Bill Woikin
(m. 1937; died 1942)Louis Sawula (m. 1949) |
Emma Woikin (née Konkin; December 30, 1920 – May 22, 1974) was a Canadian civil servant who, in 1946, was convicted of spying on behalf of the Soviet Union. Woikin was one of the Canadians identified as spies by Igor Gouzenko when he defected from the Soviet Embassy in Ottawa in September 1945 in what became known as the Gouzenko Affair. Woikin was sentenced to two-and-a-half years at Kingston Penitentiary, becoming the first woman imprisoned for espionage in Canada.