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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, ...
Report: Israelis Paid Spy $1.5M for Info on Syrian Nukes
By Sarah A. Topol - AOL NewsCAIRO, Egypt -- Egyptian media released more details today about the breakup of an alleged Israeli spy ring, including leaked interrogation transcripts indicating Israeli intelligence was given information about a suspected Syrian nuclear reactor in exchange for $1.5 million. The Egyptian daily Al-Masry Al-Youm published a summary of the interrogation of Tareq Abdul Razzaq, an Egyptian national accused of spying for the Jewish state earlier this month in an operation purported to span Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Gaza and the United Kingdom. CIA / AP This undated image ...
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 ...
Imprisoned Spy's Son Sentenced for Aiding Dad
By David Lohr - AOL News
(Dec. 7) -- The son of a former CIA officer was sentenced today to five years of probation for helping his father, an imprisoned spy, contact Russian intelligence officials from behind bars. Nathan Nicholson, 26, faced a potentially long prison term, but federal prosecutors recommended a lighter sentence because he helped authorities make a case against his father, 60-year-old Harold James "Jim" Nicholson. Rick Bowmer, AP A federal judge Tuesday sentenced Nathan Nicholson to five years of probation for helping his father, an imprisoned spy, contact his old Russian handlers in a scheme 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 ...
Netanyahu Willing to Trade Settlement Freeze for Famed Spy's Freedom
By Paul Wachter - AOL News(Sept. 21) -- It's called chutzpah: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has offered a deal to Washington. He'll extend a freeze on settlement expansion in the occupied territories -- settlements that are illegal under international law -- in exchange for Jonathan Pollard, an American who is serving a life sentence in the U.S. for spying for Israel. Israel's army radio said that "Netanyahu had asked an unnamed intermediary to sound out the Obama administration on the proposal, but it is not known what response was received," Haaretz reports. Pollard, a former naval intelligence analyst, ...
Twists and Turns Abound in Mysterious Death of MI6 Spy Gareth Williams
By Dana Chivvis - AOL News(Aug. 27) -- UPDATE, 1:39 p.m. EDT -- Yet another twist in the mysterious death of MI6 agent Gareth Williams. The Times of London, which originally reported that bondage equipment and sadomasochism toys were found in Williams' London flat, has now backtracked, reporting that senior detectives investigating Williams' death "have questioned luird claims about the man's sex life." Earlier today, the Times reported on the sex paraphernalia and said that authorities had uncovered evidence that might link Williams to a male escort. The report was "thought to have come from security sources," ...
Putin Meets With Russian Spies, Shares a Few Songs
By not in system - AOL NewsFOROS, Ukraine (July 25) -- Vladimir Putin says he met with the Russian spies who were expelled from the United States, joining them in a patriotic song and promising them good jobs and a bright future back in their homeland. Russia's prime minister said late Saturday he recently got together with the 10 sleeper agents, without saying when or where. The agents were expelled from the U.S. earlier this month in a biggest spy scandal since the Cold War. "We talked about life," Putin told reporters in Ukraine. "We sang 'What Motherland Begins With' and other songs of that character." "What ...
12th Person Held in Russian Spy Ring Case
By Terence Neilan - AOL News(July 13) -- A 12th person was detained in connection with the Russian spy ring investigation and will soon be deported, it was disclosed today. The arrest of the unidentified 23-year-old Russian, who had been investigated since the fall by the FBI, was first reported by The Wall Street Journal. According to investigators, there was not enough evidence to link the suspect to espionage. An official quoted by The New York Times said he was held on immigration charges. Both reports said the investigation concluded that the case against the 12th suspect was different from the one against the ...
Russians in Spy Exchange Include Hanssen Case Figure
By Andrea Stone - AOL News(July 9) -- A former Russian intelligence officer who may have provided information that helped uncover two of the worst spies in U.S. history -- Robert Hanssen and Aldrich Ames -- is among the four Russians swapped for 10 sleeper agents in an elaborate Cold War-style spy swap today. Alexander Zaporozhsky, a decorated former KGB officer who, according to Reuters, may have helped expose the American turncoats, had served seven years of an 18-year sentence on charges of spying for the United States. He was released with three others and flown to Vienna. The Washington Post reported that ...
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