Posted on 06/28/2010 1:14:47 PM PDT by Justaham
Edited on 06/28/2010 1:25:39 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
July 8, 2010
NOTE The following text is a quote:
http://newyork.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel10/nyfo070810a.htm
Ten Russian Agents Plead Guilty and are to be Removed from the United States
WASHINGTON—Ten individuals pleaded guilty today in Manhattan federal court to conspiring to serve as unlawful agents of the Russian Federation within the United States and will be immediately expelled from the United States, the Justice Department announced today.
In hearings today before Judge Kimba M. Wood in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, each of the 10 defendants arrested on June 27, 2010, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to act as an agent of a foreign government within the United States without notifying the U.S. Attorney General. Under their plea agreements, the defendants were required to disclose their true identities in court today and to forfeit certain assets attributable to the criminal offenses.
The defendants known as “Richard Murphy” and “Cynthia Murphy” admitted they are Russian citizens named Vladimir Guryev and Lydia Guryev and are agents of the Russian Federation. Defendants “Michael Zottoli” and “Patrica Mills” admitted they are Russian citizens named Mikhail Kutsik and Natalia Pereverzeva, and are agents of the Russian Federation. Defendants “Donald Howard Heathfield” and “Tracey Lee Ann Foley” admitted they are Russian citizens named Andrey Bezrukov and Elena Vavilova, and are agents of the Russian Federation. “Juan Lazaro” admitted that he is a Russian citizen named Mikhail Anatonoljevich Vasenkov and is an agent of the Russian Federation.
The defendants Vicky Pelaez, Anna Chapman and Mikhail Semenko, who operated in this country under their true names, admitted that they are agents of the Russian Federation; and Chapman and Semenko admitted they are Russian citizens.
The United States has agreed to transfer these individuals to the custody of the Russian Federation. In exchange, the Russian Federation has agreed to release four individuals who are incarcerated in Russia for alleged contact with Western intelligence agencies.
“This was an extraordinary case, developed through years of work by investigators, intelligence lawyers, and prosecutors, and the agreement we reached today provides a successful resolution for the United States and its interests,” Attorney General Eric Holder said.
“Counterintelligence is a top FBI investigative priority, and this case in particular represents the dedicated efforts of the men and women who have worked tirelessly behind the scenes to counter the efforts of those who would steal our nation’s vital secrets,” said FBI Director Robert S. Mueller.
This case is the result of a multi-year investigation conducted by the FBI and other elements of the U.S. intelligence community; the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York; and the Counterespionage Section and the Office of Intelligence within the Justice Department’s National Security Division.
The prosecution was handled by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Michael Farbiarz, Glen Kopp, and Jason Smith of the Terrorism and International Narcotics Unit of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, and Trial Attorneys Kathleen Kedian and Richard Scott of the Counterespionage Section of the Justice Department’s National Security Division.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/jul/13/spy-swap-puts-halt-to-fact-finding/
“Spy Swap puts halt to fact finding
Public trial of 10 Russian agents could have led to revelations”
by Bill Gertz
(July 13, 2010)
NOTE The following post is a quote:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2552884/posts
Russian agent had job at Microsoft
The Financial Times ^ | July 15 2010 | Joseph Menn
Posted on July 14, 2010 10:32:02 PM PDT by DaveTesla
A 12th Russian spy acting inside the US worked at Microsoft before his arrest and deportation, suggesting
that he and the other Kremlin agents apprehended in the country were seeking inside information on technology as
well as personal contacts.
Before Alexey Karetnikov, 23, was picked up for immigration law violations on June 28 he had tested
codes at the world’s biggest software company’s headquarters in Redmond, Washington, Microsoft confirmed
on Wednesday.
(Excerpt) Read more at ft.com ...
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2559698/posts
“Russia Spies; America Apologizes”
Townhall.com ^ | July 27, 2010 | Mona Charen
Posted on July 27, 2010 6:34:44 AM PDT by Kaslin
Quote:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2567799/posts
SPIES WHO LOOK JUST LIKE US: The Game That Is Not A Game
INATODAY.com - INTERNATIONAL NEWS ANALYSIS TODAY ^ | August 10, 2010 | by Toby Westerman
Posted on August 10, 2010 12:28:49 AM PDT by Cindy
SPIES WHO LOOK JUST LIKE US: THE GAME THAT IS NOT A GAME
SNIPPET: “The basic task of all spies, including the SVR Russian operatives recently caught, is to “steal and shape,” Simmons explained.
The “steal” aspect is best known to the public, that is, stealing another nation’s military or production secrets, but Simmons also described how spies can “shape” a nation.
Spies engaged in the “shape” aspect of espionage are known as “agents of influence,” Simmons said. These “agents of influence” attempt to mold the thinking of a society or a government by targeting “experts who are quoted in the media, the published research of prestigious think tanks, and the exercise of government policy,” Simmons explained to INA Today.
The 10 arrested Russian operatives were engaged as “agents of influence,” and not primarily as spies looking for secrets.
Both the Justice Department and the media seriously misinformed the American people by stating that the Russian operatives had not stolen any secrets, but “they were deeply involved in the ‘shape’ aspect of spying,” said Simmons.”
(Excerpt) Read more at inatoday.com ...
http://news.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view/20100825fbi_head_spies_son_aware_of_scam/
“FBI head: Spies’ son aware of scam”
By O’Ryan Johnson
Wednesday, August 25, 2010 - Added 2 days ago
SNIPPET: “The oldest son of two Russian spies bagged in a summer sweep of undercover moles may have known his folks were working for the other side while they all lived the good life in Cambridge.
“I’d say it’s logical to presume, and we suspect that he knew something, yes, toward the end,” FBI Special Agent in Charge Richard DesLauriers said yesterday.
The feds believe the Cambridge couple - going by the names Donald Howard Heathfield and Tracey Foley - hid their secret life from their two boys, 16 and 20 years old. The oldest, however, may have caught on to the Russian ruse.
Tim Foley is still set to attend George Washington University this fall.”
Hat Tip:
twitter.com/IntlSpyMuseum/status/76378511413231616
“Ex-Russian Spy Anna Chapman Becomes Financial News Editor”
Jun. 2 2011 - 12:11 am |
SNIPPET: “Chapman announced her new role on May 31 when she penned a letter to readers, in Russian, that she was hired as editor-in-chief of Venture Business News, a monthly covering venture capital, private equity and M&A.”
SNIPPET: “Chapman and 10 Russians were arrested in the US in June 2010 on allegations of espionage. In July, a month later, they were sent back to Russia in exchange for four men accused by the Kremlin of spying for foreign intelligence services there.”
“Bundesanwaltschaft fasst mutmaßliche russische Spione”
SNIPPET: “”Long story short, Germany appears to have captured two spies, presumed to be Russian, who have apparently been working under deep cover since 1988. They had Austrian passports and forged Latin American birth certificates. Interestingly, the German investigation may have begun as a result of the successful US round up of a number of Russian spies (Anna Chapman & Co.):”
Or as Cass Sunstein calls “shaping”... calls it “Nudging”
De ja vu
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