The Federal Bureau of Investigation has arrested a Russian spy in New York, the agency announced Monday. The alleged spy — who has been identified as Evgeny Buryakov — was trying to “collect economic intelligence and recruit New York City residents,” the FBI announced via Twitter. According to the criminal complaint, which was unsealed Monday, Buryakov was posing “as an employee in the Manhattan office of a Russian bank.” Buryakov is accused of working with agents of Russia’s foreign intelligence service – known as the SVR – as a “non-official cover” agent.
Posted on: Mon, 26 Jan 2015 21:28:49 +0000