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Tscherim "Tom" Soobzokov (Adyghe: Щэбзыхъуэ Чэрим, romanized: Şəbzıxhwə Çərim; Russian: Черим Сообцоков, romanized: Cherim Soobtsokov) (24 August 1924 – 6 September 1985) was a Circassian spy, American politician, SS Obersturmführer, and Nazi fugitive. He rose to prominence in the New Jersey Democratic Party and the Circassian community in Paterson, New Jersey. During the Cold War, Soobzokov served the CIA as an anti-Soviet operative.Soobzokov came to national attention in the United States with the publication of Howard Blum's Wanted! The Search for Nazis in America in 1977, and his subsequent appearance on PBS NewsHour. He was accused of collaborating with Nazi Germany during the invasion of the Soviet Union's North Caucasus before coming to the United States. In 1985, Soobzokov was murdered by a pipe bomb at his house. He was publicly supported by Pat Buchanan and New Jersey Congressman Robert Roe.: 113