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Russian spies deported in 'spy swap deal' | Ten Russian spies, who pleaded guilty in one of the biggest spy ring busts in recent history, have
boarded a plane chartered by the US Government and are heading for Vienna. According
to ABC News, they were accompanied by U.S. Marshals who will keep them in their
custody until they are turned over to the Russians in 'first spy swap' between
the U.S. and Russia in 24 years. Earlier, the US State Department said after the
hearing that there would be "no significant national security benefit" in sentencing
the ten to lengthy jail terms. All 10 spies pleaded guilty in a New York court
on Thursday afternoon to one criminal count of conspiracy to act as unregistered
agents of a foreign country. They were sentenced to time already served, which
amounted to eleven days. The ABC has stated attorneys of the spies as saying that
before their guilty pleas, the 10 spies met with Russian diplomats to discuss
the life they'd have when they returned to Russia. In Moscow, at least four Russians
accused of spying for the CIA were to be sent west today. One is Igor Sutyagin,
a nuclear arms scientist who continued to maintain his innocence and was described
as depressed because now he will not have a chance to prove his innocence. The
attorney of Vicky Pelaez, believed to be the only spy not born in Russia, told
the court that she has been given special assurances from the Russian government
that she would be given free housing in Russia, a monthly stipend of 2000 dollars
for life, visas with her children, and an all-expense paid trip for her children
to travel to Russia. "She is happy to get out of jail and may move to Britain
after being sent home to Russia today," Robert Baum, an attorney for Anna Chapman
said. |
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