Anna Chapman (Personal Photo)
NEW YORK (CBS/AP) In a story reminiscent of the Cold War, the FBI arrested 10 alleged Russian spies said to be living double lives for up to a decade - posing as innocent civilians while secretly attempting to infiltrate U.S policymaking circles to learn about American weapons, political developments and diplomatic strategy.
PICTURES: ANNA CHAPMAN
An 11th defendant, a Canadian citizen suspected by U.S. authorities on charges of espionage and money laundering, was arrested Tuesday morning at Larnaca airport in Cyprus while attempting to flee to Budapest, Hungary, police say.
Of the 10 so-called "deep-cover" agents detained, prosecutors have deemed Anna Chapman to be a flight risk, calling her a highly trained "Russian agent" who is "a practiced deceiver."
Chapman was arrested in Manhattan on Sunday after two undercover FBI agents, one in New York and the other in Washington, posed as Russian agents and met with Chapman at a restaurant in New York, while the other met co-defendant Mikhail Semenko on a Washington street corner near the White House. The FBI undercover agents gave each suspect an espionage-related delivery to make. According to court documents, Semenko made the delivery as instructed, but Chapman did not.
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