Russia, espionage

American imprisoned in Russia sentenced to new 15-year jail term for espionage
A Russian-born U.S. citizen already imprisoned in Russia on a bribery conviction has been handed a second 15-year jail term for espionage, Russian news agencies reported Tuesday. A Moscow court brought espionage charges against Gene Spector in August 2023,
Russia sentences US citizen to 15 years in prison for espionage
A Moscow court has on Tuesday sentenced a US citizen to 15 years in prison for espionage, according to state-run news agency RIA Novosti.
Russian court jails U.S. citizen Spector for 15 years after espionage case, TASS says
A Russian court has sentenced U.S. citizen Eugene Spector to a total of 15 years in jail after convicting him of espionage in a closed-door trial, Russian state news agencies reported on Tuesday. Already serving a 3-1/2-year sentence in Russia for bribery,
Russia sentences dual US-Russian citizen to 15 years on espionage charges
By bnm Gulf bureau A Moscow court has sentenced US citizen Gene Spector to 15 years in prison on espionage charges, combining a new 13-year sentence with time remaining from a previous conviction, state media reported December 24.
Russia sentences US citizen to 15 years in prison on espionage charges
A Moscow court has on Tuesday sentenced a US citizen to 15 years in prison for espionage, according to state-run news agency RIA Novosti. Gene Spector, who was born in Russia but later moved to the United States and received citizenship,
Moscow Court Sentences Russian-Born American to 15 Years in Prison for Spying
A Moscow court sentenced a Russian-born American to 15 years in prison on charges of espionage, Russian state media reported Tuesday, citing court documents. Gene Spector was arrested in 2020 on charges of “mediating” a bribe to the aide of former Russian Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich in the form of vacations to Thailand and the
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