What was the punishment for the Rosenbergs, who were convicted of providing bomb secrets to the Russians? They were sent back to Russia. They were sent to Guantanamo Bay. They were executed by electric chair. They were sent to federal prison in Kansas for life.
The Rosenbergs were executed for conspiracy to commit espionage on June 19, 1953. The other spies who were caught did go to federal prison, but Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were both executed by electric chair.