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Ex-Spy Anna Chapman to Run for Russia's Parliament, Report Says
By not in system - AOL NewsWhat do you do when you've failed at a career in espionage? Try politics! Anna Chapman, the sultry redhead who was kicked out of the United States in June for spying, will run for Parliament in her native Russia, The Telegraph reported, citing Russia's Nezavisimaya Gazeta newspaper. Mikhail Metzel, AP Anna Chapman, who was deported from the U.S. on charges of espionage, is reportedly considering a run for the Russian Parliament. Chapman, who turns 29 on Wednesday, has been penciled in as the candidate to represent the Volgograd region in southern Russia, the ...
Russia Locked in Spy Spat With ... Tiny Ireland?
By Theunis Bates - AOL NewsLONDON -- An icy chill has descended on relations between Dublin and Moscow after Ireland booted out a Russian diplomat over the alleged use of forged Irish passports by Russian secret agents. The government in Dublin ordered the unnamed diplomat's expulsion on Tuesday, after a police investigation concluded that Russian intelligence agencies stole the identities of at least six Irish citizens. Their documents were then allegedly used to provide cover for members of a 10-strong spy ring that was cracked by the U.S. last year. One member of the cell, so-called "sexy spy" Anna Chapman, ...
Russian Spy Anna Chapman to Reveal 'All Secrets'
By not in system - AOL NewsMOSCOW - Russian spy Anna Chapman is enticing viewers to turn into her new Russian television show by promising to reveal "all secrets." But the secrets will not be about her undercover work in the United States - they are about the mysteries of the world. Related Stories Only in Russia: Anna Chapman Juggles Playboy and Politics Anna Chapman, the Redheaded Russian Spy: Where Is She Now? The director of documentary programs at private REN-TV says Friday night's debut of the program hosted by Chapman will focus on stigmata and other skin marks. So far, ...
Russian Spy Anna Chapman Gets a Pet Lion Cub
By not in system - AOL NewsMOSCOW -- Russian spy Anna Chapman has revealed some secrets in her first TV interview: She has a passion for shooting and wants a lion cub as a pet - though she remained coy on the job that made her an international tabloid star. Chapman was one of ten Russian sleeper agents exposed in the United States and deported this summer in the biggest spy swap since the Cold War. Russians have been waiting for her to finally speak publicly after months of teasing the media, including with a magazine photo spread and an enigmatic appearance at a Russian rocket launch in Kazakhstan where she brushed ...
Only in Russia: Anna Chapman Juggles Playboy and Politics
By Lauren Frayer - AOL NewsAppearing nude in Playboy is enough to sabotage the political aspirations of most public figures. But not for Russian spy Anna Chapman, who's apparently managed to snag a top political job in Moscow even though naked photos of her are being published in next month's issue of Playboy. Chapman has played up her Bond girl image since being deported from America last summer as part of an alleged spy ring of deep-cover agents from Moscow. She posed for the cover of the Russian edition of Maxim magazine in October, wearing only black lace underwear and holding a gun. An accompanying interview ...
From Russia With Love: Taking Care of Ex-Spies
By John William Narins - AOL NewsWhen 10 members of the Russian spy ring busted in June were returned to Russia two weeks later in a spy swap, some wondered what people trained to blend into American suburban life could do back in a Russia. Apparently there was no need for concern. Sergei Karpukhin, AFP / Getty Images Anna Chapman became the most famous member of the Russian spy ring that was busted in the U.S. this summer. She and nine others were deported in exchange for four double agents held by Moscow. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin promised to take care of them, and it seems he intends to make good on that. ...
Anna Chapman, the Redheaded Russian Spy: Where Is She Now?
By Jeanette Friedman - AOL NewsAnna Chapman was just one of a host of people who momentarily grabbed the spotlight in 2010 and dominated a news cycle or two while getting their 15 minutes of fame. AOL News is checking in on 25 of these newsmakers and giving them a 16th minute. Dmitry Lovetsky, AP Anna Chapman recently made the cover of the Russian edition of Maxim. Anna Chapman Made News in 2010 When She: Was caught red-handed as part of a Cold War-style Kremlin spy ring in June and was deported to Russia in July. The Full Story: Mother Russia's SVR was running a deep-cover spy ring whose mission was to ...
Report: Double Agent Helped Bust Russian Spy Ring
By Theunis Bates - AOL News
(Nov. 11) -- After this summer's arrest of Anna Chapman and her fellow Russian spies, many experts have wondered how U.S. intelligence agencies discovered the sleeper cell. Now a Moscow newspaper claims it has the answer: They were tipped off by a Russian double agent. The respected business daily Kommersant today reported that a man it identified as Col. Shcherbakov, a longtime member of Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), had secretly been working with the Americans. Shcherbakov reportedly was responsible for planting civilian moles in the United States, such as the 10-strong ...
Anna Chapman Develops Her Brand With iPhone App
By Dana Chivvis - AOL News
(Oct. 20) -- If you want a lesson in personal brand management in the early 21st century, look no further than former Russian spy Anna Chapman (and really, why would you want to look any further anyway). She's readily becoming the Rachael Ray of the "come-hither-look" industry. Today's Chapman news includes the revelation that she is now an iPhone application, in addition to being a Maxim Russia cover girl, Heat magazine model, space launch attendee, Russian laureate and banking consultant. "Poker With Anna Chapman" was launched earlier this month by Illinois-based company Zeda. (Still no ...
Kremlin Honors Russian Spies Kicked Out of US
By John O. Membrino - AOL News
(Oct. 19) -- The Russian spies arrested by the FBI over the summer and deported from the U.S. have been given top Kremlin honors by President Dmitry Medvedev. A spokesman for the president said a ceremony took place Monday "to hand top state honors to a number of Foreign Intelligence Service employees, including the spies who were working in the United States and returned to Russia in July." Dmitry Lovetsky, AP Anna Chapman was deported from the U.S. this summer for alleged spying for Russia. She now works as a consultant to a Russian bank. There was no word from the Kremlin concerning the ...
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