U.S. authorities charge 11 suspects with spying for Russia

**Kshasty** · 29-06-2010, 03:33 PM

Eleven suspects have been charged for allegedly carrying out espionage operations in the United States on behalf of Russia, the U.S. Department of Justice said in a statement on Monday.

"In total, 11 defendants, including the 10 arrested, are charged in two separate criminal complaints with conspiring to act as unlawful agents of the Russian Federation within the United States," the statement said.
Eight suspects were arrested on Sunday as allegedly being deep cover Russian agents in the United States.

Two other suspects were arrested for allegedly participating in the same Russian intelligence operation, while one of the suspects remains at large.

U.S. authorities charge 11 suspects with spying for Russia | RIA Novosti

**Don** · 29-06-2010, 03:56 PM

A neighbor of one of the Russian spy's is quoted as saying; "She couldn't have possibly been a spy, just look at what she's done with the azaleas." or words to that effect.

For some reason, that understated yet inane comment put me in mind of a British sitcom (I say that with admiration for most British comedy)

**Midas** · 29-06-2010, 04:00 PM

Originally Posted by Don

A neighbor of one of the Russian spy's is quoted as saying; "She couldn't have possibly been a spy, just look at what she's done with the azaleas." or words to that effect.

I'm going to have to pull you up on that one Don, it was hydrangeas, not azaleas

**Don** · 29-06-2010, 04:06 PM

Originally Posted by Midas

I'm going to have to pull you up on that one Don, it was hydrangeas, not azaleas

I must confess, I was so taken by the comment, it may have been roses for all I know, besides azaleas is much easier to spell than hydr;lkfalkjas.

**crazylilting** · 29-06-2010, 09:28 PM

watch out for neighbours with noisy dogs!!!

**Barry** · 30-06-2010, 12:12 AM

Shouldn't she be wearing a red rose?

She was told that her fellow spy would greet her by asking: 'Haven't we met in California last summer?'
Chapman - who agents believe was operating under her real name - was supposed to reply: 'No, I think it was in the Hamptons.'

They used invisible ink. We did that at school using pens filled with milk in a decade long past.

**Don** · 30-06-2010, 04:27 PM

The entire affair has a Keystone Kops feel about it.

**Midas** · 30-06-2010, 06:49 PM

I suspect that one of the reasons that the US hasn't been as up in arms over this as they might have been is they know full well that the Russians know they've got plenty of their own deep cover agents in Russia!