Russian court jails U.S. citizen Spector for 15 years after espionage case, TASS says


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  • Tuesday, 24 Dec 2024

MOSCOW (Reuters) -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, Spector, who was born in Russia and then moved to the U.S., was charged last August with espionage.

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