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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPreet Bharara busted a Russian spy ring in NYC in 2015.
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http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/russian-spies-nyc-charged-espionage-article-1.2092419
The Cold War remains alive and well in New York City, where a trio of Russian nationals were acting as spies, federal investigators said Monday.
"The arrest of Evgeny Buryakov and the charges against him and his co-defendants make clear that - more than two decades after the presumptive end of the Cold War - Russian spies continue to seek to operate in our midst under cover of secrecy," Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said.
Buryakov, aka "Zhenya," was busted for posing as a banker to gather information, court papers contend.
Prosecutor Adam Fee said the evidence against Buryakov is overwhelming.
On "dozens if not hundreds" of recordings he was "caught doing the work of a spy" with his co-conspirators for the purpose of sending intelligence back to Moscow.
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Preet Bharara busted a Russian spy ring in NYC in 2015. (Original Post)
deminks
Mar 2017
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Evgeny Buryakov pled guilty - 2 1/2 tears sentence..$10,000 - expected to
asiliveandbreathe
Mar 2017
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NamesDave
(58 posts)1. hopefully he saved the evidence.
I'm sure they can find trumps Russia connection in their somewhere
asiliveandbreathe
(8,203 posts)2. Evgeny Buryakov pled guilty - 2 1/2 tears sentence..$10,000 - expected to
be released march 2017 and deported.
....snip...
Evgeny Buryakovs plea comes less than a month before his federal trial for failing to register as an agent and not notifying US authorities
This sure has a familiar ring....failed to register as an agent..hummmm
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/may/25/russia-spy-evgeny-buryakov-sentenced-prison
asiliveandbreathe
(8,203 posts)3. oops! - sorry - 2 1/2 years - not tears...eom
kentuck
(111,110 posts)4. Wow!
It never ends.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,234 posts)5. Trump won't stand for that insolence
He owes the Russians a debt no honest man can pay.