America
FBI cracks 'Russian spy ring'
The FBI has charged three men it says were spying for Russia and trying to recruit sources in New York City.
US
prosecutors said Evgeny Buryakov, 39, was part of an alleged spy ring
that included two others in the US on official business, BBC reported.
The other two named defendants, Igor Sporyshev and Victor Podobnyy, no longer reside in the US.
Buryakov, who held a position in banking, is scheduled to appear in court later Monday.
He
is accused of attempting to gain economic and other intelligence and
recruit Americans to spy for Russia, including several people "employed
by major companies" and "several young women with ties to a major
university in New York".
In a statement, Attorney General Eric
Holder said the charges "demonstrate our firm commitment to combating
attempts by covert agents to illegally gather intelligence and recruit
spies within the US.