Posted on 06/28/2010 3:25:59 PM PDT by Bad~Rodeo
Ten people have been arrested in the United States for allegedly spying for the Russian government.
The US Department of Justice said they were held for allegedly carrying out "long-term, 'deep-cover' assignments" on US soil.
They have been charged with conspiracy to act as unlawful agents of a foreign government, a crime which carries up to five years in prison.
An 11th suspect remains at large, according to justice officials.
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The BBC's Kim Ghattas in Washington says it is a story of Cold War-era espionage with the tools and technology of the 21st Century.
The alleged agents were trained by the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) and sent to the US to infiltrate policy-making circles and collect information, according to court papers filed in US District Court for the southern district of New York.
Some of them had been living in the country under false identities since the early 1990s, using codes and and engaging in advanced computer operations, including posting apparently innocent pictures on the internet which contained detailed texts, investigators say.
The FBI also reported observing older techniques, such as money being buried next to a beer-bottle marker and "brush pasts" in parks.
"You were sent to USA for long-term service trip," says one purported message to two of the suspects that was intercepted by US intelligence. "Your education, bank accounts, car, house etc - all these serve one goal: fulfil your main mission, ie to search and develop ties in policymaking circles in US and send intels."
They allegedly got close to a scientist involved in designing bunker-busting bombs and a top former intelligence official.
Five of the suspects will appear later in a Manhattan
(Excerpt) Read more at news.bbc.co.uk ...
Color me stunned!
“Just saw a report on the local Boston newscast.Two were arrested in their home on a very swanky street right down the street from Harvard Square.”
Well, if you can’t find communists in Cambridge Mass. where are you going to find them?
With 0 in the WH, they do not need the deep cobver agents any more.
Now, now. Let's not mock the Big May Day Parade in Harvard Square! it's a tourist attraction!
What are brush pasts?
Chicago? Martha's Vineyard?
The big O has the swankiest cover of all.
You've obviously never been to San Francisco.
What for, I live in Austin but still doesn’t answer my Q
Right after 0 was elected, a couple was arrested in DC accused of being Russian spies.. What is going on?
The kids here won't remember that.
/johnny
Here is a picture of one of them that infiltrated the upper echelon of the White house.
Hey, look over here, do not look at the man behind the curtain.........
I believe that a ‘brush past’ is where two people ‘brush past’ each other while exchanging briefcases.
Yup.I can't imagine a single RAT in the House *or* Senate that wouldn't say "this doesn't rise to the level of an impeachable offense" or "hey,it's only espionage".
Sorry..I was just being a wisea$$.My guess is that TruthConquers is probably correct.
Brush past is a hand to hand handoff. Two agents brushing into each other and making an exchange.
Very rare. Most exchanges are dead drops so as to keep “cells” separate and safe.
BBC ran a really good spycraft reality show a few years back - worth seeking out if you have interest in the subject. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spy_%28TV_series%29
Well at least they waited to make arrests until until after obama and Russian president were done yucking it up over burgers in DC!!
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