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10 alleged Russian secret agents arrested
WASHINGTON - Ten Russian intelligence officers have been arrested for allegedly serving as illegal agents of the Russian government in the United States, the Justice Department said Monday.
Eight of 10 were arrested Sunday for allegedly carrying out long-term, deep cover assignments in the United States on behalf of Russia.
Two others were arrested for allegedly participating in the same Russian intelligence program within the United States.
Each of the 10 was charged with conspiracy to act as an agent of a foreign government, which carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison on conviction.
The cases were filed in U.S. District Court for the southern district of New York.
Federal law prohibits individuals from acting as agents of foreign governments within the United States without notifying the U.S. attorney general.
Those arrested were described by the Justice Department as "deep cover" agents operating on behalf of the SVR, the successor to the KGB. Eight of the ten arrested posed as married couples, taking American names, authorities allege.
Nine of the defendants were charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering, which carries a maximum 20 years in prison on conviction.
FBI agents arrested the defendants known as Richard Murphy and Cynthia Murphy at their residence in Montclair, N.J., and they were appearing Monday in federal court in Manhattan.
Three other defendants also were being taken to federal court in Manhattan - Vicky Pelaez and a defendant known as "Juan Lazaro," who were arrested at their residence in Yonkers, N.Y., and Anna Chapman, who was arrested in Manhattan on Sunday.
The federal complaint details a spy novel-like operation that includes false identities, secret communications, money and document handoffs in heavily trafficked public areas like New York's Grand Central Station and Central Park, NBC News' Robert Windrem reported.
For example, as part of an elaborate plan to hand off a phony passport on a New York park bench, one party was supposed to ask the other, "Excuse me, but haven't we met in California, last summer?" To that the second party was to respond, "No, I think it was the Hamptons."
At that point, the passport was to be turned over, according to the complaint.
Some of those arrested have lived undercover in the United States for 20 years, authorities allege.
The complaint also details how the group was allegedly provided tens of thousands of dollars to carry out its mission. In addition, the SVR approved the purchase of a house in Montclair, N.J. that was used by the key couple named in the complaint, according to NBC News.
The complaint alleges the defendants were sent to the United States and told not to get government jobs but to set themselves up as "normal citizens." They were tasked to get in touch with "influential" Americans - college professors, contractors, congressional staffers.
The Associated Press and Robert Windrem of NBC News contributed to this report.
10 alleged Russian secret agents arrested
WASHINGTON - Ten Russian intelligence officers have been arrested for allegedly serving as illegal agents of the Russian government in the United States, the Justice Department said Monday.
Eight of 10 were arrested Sunday for allegedly carrying out long-term, deep cover assignments in the United States on behalf of Russia.
Two others were arrested for allegedly participating in the same Russian intelligence program within the United States.
Each of the 10 was charged with conspiracy to act as an agent of a foreign government, which carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison on conviction.
The cases were filed in U.S. District Court for the southern district of New York.
Federal law prohibits individuals from acting as agents of foreign governments within the United States without notifying the U.S. attorney general.
Those arrested were described by the Justice Department as "deep cover" agents operating on behalf of the SVR, the successor to the KGB. Eight of the ten arrested posed as married couples, taking American names, authorities allege.
Nine of the defendants were charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering, which carries a maximum 20 years in prison on conviction.
FBI agents arrested the defendants known as Richard Murphy and Cynthia Murphy at their residence in Montclair, N.J., and they were appearing Monday in federal court in Manhattan.
Three other defendants also were being taken to federal court in Manhattan - Vicky Pelaez and a defendant known as "Juan Lazaro," who were arrested at their residence in Yonkers, N.Y., and Anna Chapman, who was arrested in Manhattan on Sunday.
The federal complaint details a spy novel-like operation that includes false identities, secret communications, money and document handoffs in heavily trafficked public areas like New York's Grand Central Station and Central Park, NBC News' Robert Windrem reported.
For example, as part of an elaborate plan to hand off a phony passport on a New York park bench, one party was supposed to ask the other, "Excuse me, but haven't we met in California, last summer?" To that the second party was to respond, "No, I think it was the Hamptons."
At that point, the passport was to be turned over, according to the complaint.
Some of those arrested have lived undercover in the United States for 20 years, authorities allege.
The complaint also details how the group was allegedly provided tens of thousands of dollars to carry out its mission. In addition, the SVR approved the purchase of a house in Montclair, N.J. that was used by the key couple named in the complaint, according to NBC News.
The complaint alleges the defendants were sent to the United States and told not to get government jobs but to set themselves up as "normal citizens." They were tasked to get in touch with "influential" Americans - college professors, contractors, congressional staffers.
The Associated Press and Robert Windrem of NBC News contributed to this report.