A Russian-born US citizen, Eugene Spector, has been sentenced to an additional 15 years in prison in Russia for espionage. He was previously convicted of bribery.
The Russia n Federal Security Service ( FSB ) has said a detained Russia n-born U.S. citizen serving a prison sentence in Russia for bribery has received an additional 15-year sentence for espionage.Eugene Spector is accused of gathering genetic data from Russia n citizens under the pretense of scientific research, the Russia n news outlet Meduza reported.Newsweek contacted the Russia n government for comment via email on Friday.
The FSB alleges that Spector gathered information on behalf of the Pentagon to develop a 'genetic screening system' targeting Russians.In recent years, Russian authorities have tightened regulations on the export of biological data, citing fears of foreign exploitation amid growing concerns over biosecurity.Spector, who was born and raised in Leningrad, later moved to the United States and received citizenship there, according to Meduza.As Newsweek previously reported, Spector is married to a Russian woman and had lived in St. Petersburg for the five years prior to his arrest. He is also a former chairman of the board of directors of the Medpolymerprom Group.In February 2020, Spector was arrested for his alleged role as a mediator in a bribery case involving Anastasia Alekseeva, who served as an assistant to former Russian Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich.In September 2022, he was sentenced to three and a half years in prison and fined 14 million rubles for his involvement.He was then arrested in August 2023 on espionage charges. On December 24, the Moscow City Court found Spector guilty of espionage.According to the court's decision, Spector must spend 15 years in a maximum security penal colony.Details of Spector's case had not been previously disclosed because the trial was conducted in private, as the case contains classified materials, according to reports.Specific details of the espionage case are still unknown. The court announced only the introductory and operative parts of the verdict, Meduza reported
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