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Citizen Russian Evgeny Buriakov, which US authorities accused of using his position with Vnesheconombank to work in espionage network, pleaded guilty at a meeting of the American court
a citizen of Russia Yevgeny Buriakov, accused the United States that under the guise of a banker involved in acting in New York, a spy network, which collects economic and other intelligence information, on Friday pleaded guilty to criminal activities.
Buriakov, who is charged with failure to register as an agent of the Russian government and the agent without notification to the US authorities, pleaded guilty in federal court in Manhattan, reports Reuters.
according to US prosecutors from 2012 to January 2015, he, along with diplomats gather economic information of special importance to potential US sanctions against Russian banks and US achievements in the development of alternative energy sources, reports The Associated Press.
Earlier Buriakov rejected accusations that he deliberately did not register as a “foreign agent” to hide his true job as operational agent working undercover branch of “Vnesheconombank” in Manhattan.
protection Buryakova previously indicated that he could not register as a “foreign agent”, as the visa he received as a financial institution employee, belonging to the Russian authorities. In turn, the US authorities indicated that the Russians had lied when obtaining a visa, when he stated that he would not engage in espionage activities.
The verdict against Buryakova must be submitted May 25. Prosecutors and defense agreed that would be acceptable duration of a prison sentence of 30 months.
Buriakov was arrested in late January 2015. US authorities believe that he acted together with Igor and Victor Sporysheva Similarly, who served as Russia’s trade representative in New York and attaches a permanent representative of Russia to the UN.
This Sporyshev and left the United States and were charged in absentia.
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