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Russian Diplomat Jailed for Spying for U.S.
- On Dec 26, the Moscow City Court sentenced Arseniy Konovalov, former Russian diplomat, to 12 years in a high-security penal colony after finding him guilty of treason.
- The FSB said Arseniy Konovalov proactively transferred secret information to American intelligence for money during a long-term foreign assignment as Second Secretary, Russian Consulate General in Houston.
- TASS published video showing a shocked Arseniy Konovalov being detained in a van, where an FSB operative told him 'You are being detained on suspicion of high treason. Do you know what has happened?' and Konovalov replied 'No.'
- There was no immediate comment from U.S. spy agencies as prosecutors kept case details private, and Konovalov was dismissed from the Russian Foreign Ministry after his arrest.
- The Federal Security Service , Russia's main successor to the Soviet-era KGB, announced the conviction and noted Ekaterina Konovalova-Kuznetsova, diplomat, was his wife.
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Arseny Konovalov, arrested by the FSB in March 2024 and found guilty of treason - Video of his arrest released
The FSB, the main successor to the KGB of the Soviet era, stated that Arseniy Konovalov was found guilty of treason.
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