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Russian agents infiltrated US society, charges say (AP)

June 29th, 2010

In this courtroom sketch, Anna Chapman, left, Vicky Pelaez, second from left, the defendant known as 'Richard Murphy', center, the defendant known as 'Cynthia Murphy', second from right, and the defendant known as 'Juan Lazaro' are seen in Manhattan federal court in New York, Monday, June 28, 2010. The Murphys, Lazaro, and Pelaez are among the 10 people the FBI arrested Monday for allegedly serving for years as secret agents of Russia's intelligence organ, the SVR, with the goal of penetrating U.S. government policymaking circles. (AP Photo/Elizabeth Williams)AP - They sometimes worked in pairs and pretended to be married so they could blend in as the couple next door as they worked as spies in a throwback to the Cold War with fake identities, invisible ink, coded radio transmissions and encrypted data to avoid detection, authorities say.


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