Sonia Steinman Gold (December 17, 1917 in New York City – August 31, 2009)[1][2] was a United States government employee in the 1930s and 1940s, who has been alleged to be part of the Silvermaster spy ring in Washington D.C., spying for the Soviet Union during World War II.
Sonia Gold received an appointment after Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Harry Dexter White was asked by the Communist Party USA underground secret apparatus to place her within his office.
[citation needed] The appointment within the Treasury Department Division of Monetary Research was to help facilitate the transmission of stolen documents to the Soviet Union.
Much of the information dealt with the Treasury Departments's views and recommendations about applications for loans made by the Chinese and French governments.
There was also political information regarding Charles de Gaulle, leader of the French National Committee.