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Justice Dept. Arrests 10 Russian Spys


Posted: Jun 29, 2010

...and we thought this was over. Sneaky, sneaky.

 

Federal agents have cracked a Russian spy operation with shades of the Cold War, arresting ten people accused of serving as undercover agents in the United States, the Justice Department announced Monday.

The arrests occurred Sunday in the New York City and Washington, D.C., areas and in Boston following an FBI investigation that lasted for years, the Department of Justice said in a press release. The ten men and women, most going by phony names, allegedly carried out "long-term, 'deep-cover' assignments." One suspect was still being sought

According to the DOJ:

In total, 11 defendants, including the 10 arrested, are charged in two separate criminal complaints with conspiring to act as unlawful agents of the Russian Federation within the United States. Federal law prohibits individuals from acting as agents of foreign governments within the United States without prior notification to the U.S. Attorney General. Nine of the defendants are also charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering.

Prosecutors said the defendants were ordered to become "Americanized" and form relationships with people in power in the United States, CBS News reported.

Investigators intercepted a message from Russian intelligence officers in Moscow to two of the defendants:

"You were sent to USA for long-term service trip. Your education, bank accounts, car, house, etc. - all these serve one goal: fulfill your main mission, i.e to search and develop ties in policymaking circles in US and send intels."

The money-laundering charges carry a maximum prison sentence of 20 years. The conspiracy charge could lead to a maximum sentence of five years behind bars.

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