Russian secret agents arrested & charged with spying in the U.S.

By TOM HAYS and PETE YOST (AP) - June 29, 2010


In this courtroom sketch, Anna Chapman, left, Vicky Pelaez, second from left, the defendant known as "Richard Murphy", center, the defendant known as "Cynthia Murphy", second from right, and the defendant known as "Juan Lazaro" are seen in Manhattan federal court in New York, Monday, June 28, 2010. The Murphys, Lazaro, and Pelaez are among the 10 people the FBI arrested Monday for allegedly serving for years as secret agents of Russia's intelligence organ, the SVR, with the goal of penetrating U.S. government policymaking circles.

A shadowy money man for a Russian spy ring whose members were assigned a decade or more ago to infiltrate American society has been captured overseas, authorities said Tuesday. He was the last of 11 suspects named in a huge bust that threatens to tear recently mending relations between the U.S. and Russia.

The 11th suspect, using the name Christopher Metsos and purporting to be a Canadian citizen, was arrested at the Larnaca airport in Cyprus while trying to fly to Budapest, Hungary, police in the Mediterranean island nation said. He was later released on bail.

Metsos, 54, was among those named in complaints unsealed Monday in federal court in Manhattan. Authorities in Cyprus said he will remain there for one month until extradition proceedings begin.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Farbiarz on Monday called the allegations against the other 10 people living in the Northeast "the tip of the iceberg" of a conspiracy of Russia's intelligence service, the SVR, to collect inside U.S. information.

Each of the 10 was charged with conspiracy to act as an agent of a foreign government without notifying the U.S. attorney general, which carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison upon conviction. Two criminal complaints outlining the charges were filed in U.S. District Court in New York.

Most of the suspects were accused of using fake names and claims of U.S. citizenship while really being Russian. It was unclear how and where they were recruited, but court papers say the operation goes back as far as the 1990s.

The FBI said it intercepted a message from SVR's headquarters, Moscow Center, to two of the 10 defendants describing their main mission as "to search and develop ties in policymaking circles in US." Intercepted messages showed they were asked to learn about a wide range of topics, including nuclear weapons, U.S. arms control positions, Iran, White House rumors, CIA leadership turnover, the last presidential election, Congress and the political parties, prosecutors said.

The court papers allege some of the ring's members lived as husband and wife; used invisible ink, coded radio transmissions and encrypted data; and employed Hollywood methods like swapping bags in passing at a train station.

The court papers also described a new high-tech spy-to-spy communications system used by the defendants: short-range wireless communications between laptop computers - a modern supplement for the old-style dead drop in a remote area, high-speed burst radio transmission or the hollowed-out nickels used by captured Soviet Col. Rudolf Abel in the 1950s to conceal and deliver microfilm.

Full Report: The Associated Press

 

The SoHo Spy: Stunning Anna Chapman Accused in Russian Spy Ring

A Regular on NYC Party Scene, 28 Yr-Old Red Head Described as Sexy, Flirtatious & Rich

By MEGAN CHUCHMACH and ANNA SCHECTER (ABC News) - June 29, 2010



On the downtown New York club scene where she was a regular, friends of accused Russian spy Anna Chapman say they thought she was either a billionaire or hooker and describe an overly flirtatious femme fatale who frequented the most exclusive bars and restaurants dressed in platform heels, designer duds and looks to kill. The 28-year-old redhead bombshell who stands charged with covertly communicating with Russian intelligence in the largest spy ring bust in the U.S. since the fall of communism bragged to acquaintances about her career in finance and real estate, they told ABC News...Her Facebook profile shows pictures of Chapman around New York City, including one titled "clubbing" at the trendy Thompson Hotel. She is accused of passing information every Wednesday to Russian agents from locations such as coffee shops and book stores across the city.

Full report: ABC News

 

I'm also a spy.

Bet you can't guess the country I came from.

 

shit

females and the power of pussy have been the downfall of many men..

while we wield strength and honor, these fools wield lust and fantasies to get what they want



and it works



I mean, look at her....who wouldn't sleep with that




on the real tho, watch the movie "Breach." It's about a real life FBI agent, who was a spy for the Russians. This cold-blooded cat led the FBI task force assigned to uncover the mole in the agency (which was him). If that wasn't gangsta enough, homie started murkin' his own dudes when they got too close to uncovering the truth AND helped the Russians get their murks in on Russian nationals that were helping the US agencies.




back to the broad tho...she's lucky..

the US has executed fools for spying in the past...

she's just looking at jail time up in the bing or some other bullshit

personally, I think they should send her to Guantanamo Bay and treat her as an enemy combatant.

 

I'd have sexual relations with her. I'd ga-giggity her ga-schmoigen.

 

Canadian arrested in connection with alleged Russian spy ring goes missing

Russian spy ring: Questions for Cyprus after Canadian suspect goes missing

By HELENA SMITH (The Guardian) - July 1, 2010


Christopher Metsos was travelling on a Canadian passport.

Cypriot authorities were today facing embarrassing questions about how the alleged paymaster of a Russian spy ring, arrested at the island's airport on Tuesday, was allowed to go missing. Christopher Metsos, who is alleged to have funded an espionage network operating under deep cover in the United States, vanished after unexpectedly being granted bail by a district court judge pending an extradition hearing 30 days later...Metsos, who was travelling on a Canadian passport, was seized on an Interpol red notice after the FBI announced he was wanted on charges of conspiracy to conduct espionage, and money laundering.

Full report: The Guardian

 

'Canadian' couple in alleged spy ring put down roots in U.S.

Canada a favourite place for Russian 'illegals' as a staging ground before moving south, former KGB general says

By COLIN FREEZE and ADRIAN MORROW (Globe and Mail) - Updated July 1, 2010


Ann Foley was allegedly one of the members of the Russian spy ring busted in the U.S.

He was a well-connected businessman who graduated from Toronto's York University before moving on to Harvard. She was a real estate agent who told people she studied at McGill in Montreal. Since 1999, the couple has lived in the United States together. If new U.S. allegations are true, the couple's move was less about any brain drain of Canadian citizens than it was a meticulous Russian plot: "Ann Foley" and "Don Heathfield" were instructed to gather intelligence by insinuating themselves into the U.S. intelligentsia, by stealing nuclear secrets and by making friends in "policy-making circles." Following their arrests this week in their neighborhood near Harvard, those closest to them expressed shock - and circumspection. "Everyone said she was Canadian," said Glenn Kelman, president of Redfin Realty, in Cambridge, Mass. Then again, "there were some that said her accent didn't quite sound like a French-Canadian accent." Regardless, "she was a darn good field agent," he said.

Full report: The Globe and Mail

 

Mikhail Semenko is accused of being a Russian spy & member of spy ring busted in the U.S.


Accused Russian spy Mikhail Semenko.

Mikhail Semenko is believed to be his real name. Like Chapman, fooled into meeting FBI agents posing as Russian handlers. Unlike Chapman, he actually carried the 'mission' given to him by the FBI agents out. He was described by friends as being a Mercedes driver in his late-20s who was often heard speaking in Russian to his girlfriend. He was arrested in Arlington.

 

'The Yonkers Conspirators': Juan Lazaro and Vicky Pelaez


Accused Russian spy Vicky Pelaez, at a Halloween party.

Vicky Pelaez - believed to be her real name - is a United States citizen born in Peru. She is a reporter and editor. She worked for several years for El Diario/La Prensa, one of the country's best-known Spanish-language newspapers. She is best known for her opinion columns, which often criticize the U.S. government. She has a son, Waldo Mariscal. She is married to Juan Lazaro, posing as a citizen of Peru born in Uruguay. The couple have each lived in the U.S. for over 20 years.