Posted on 05/14/2013 4:28:10 AM PDT by cunning_fish
An alleged CIA agent has been briefly detained in Moscow for allegedly trying to recruit a Russian intelligence officer, Russian media report.
The alleged agent was held overnight before released to US officials, Russia's Federal Security Service said.
He is said to have been working as a secretary at the US embassy in Moscow.
The man was reportedly arrested with a large sum of money, technical devices and written instructions for the agent he had tried to recruit.
He was named as Ryan Fogle, said to be a third secretary at the US embassy in Moscow. There is no comment from the embassy.
Russia and the US recently agreed said they wished to step up security co-operation after the Boston Marathon bombing.
"FSB counter-intelligence agents detained a CIA staff member who had been working under the cover of third political secretary of the US embassy in Moscow," the FSB said.
"At the moment of detention, special technical equipment was discovered, written instructions for the Russian citizen being recruited, as well as a large sum of money and means for altering appearance."
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The poor pictures I saw of this Fogel guy look remarkably like James Holmes, the Aurora shooter. Even the stare. You reckon the government sent him to Moscow?
The letter, written in Russian and addressed "Dear friend," offers $100,000 to "discuss your experience, expertise and cooperation" and up to $1 million a year for long-term cooperation. The letter also includes instructions for opening a Gmail account to be used for communication and an address to write. It is signed "Your friends."
I wonder if he was in an Aston Martin at the time.
Sure, looks like CIA is into an affirmative action too, this time a job comes to an alternatively gifted.
Agents work under a contract for a limited time, officers are employed directly by the agency. A spy can fit into either category.
If he was his name would have been Jamie Bond. Where did he get the cheezy disguise Ebay? Wigs and a compass? Probably to dumb to memorize street names. I guess DHS got all the good stuff. The recruitment letter reads like a mail solicitation from a Nigerian prince. I do thank the “company” for confirming that they monitor Gmail. LOL
It doesn’t sound right somehow. Maybe it’s true, but it sounds more like someone pretending to be a double-naught spy.
They say he was covered as a third secretary of US embassy and ambassador McFaul denied comments. McFaul had to speak if Ryan wasn’t either a secretary or a CIA officer.
To clarify: he was a Foreign Intelligence Service operations officer.
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