MOSCOW — 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, although details surrounding the c…
A Russian court has sentenced a U.S. citizen to 15 years in jail for espionage on Tuesday, according to Russian state media outlets. Eugene Spector, who was born in Russia but later moved to the U.S. and got his U.S. citizenship, was already serving a 3 1/2-year sentence for bribery.
A court in Russia has sentenced a US man to 15 years in a penal colony for "espionage." Gene Spector is the latest US citizen to be jailed, with some freed in prisoner exchanges.
Russian-born U.S. citizen Gene Spector, who is already imprisoned in Russia on a bribery conviction, has been handed a second 15-year jail term for espionage, Russian media reports.