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Spy swap unfolds with guilty pleas by 10 in NYC (AP)

July 8th, 2010

A barbed wire is seen over a fence of the Lefortovo prison in Moscow, Thursday, July 8, 2010. Riot police on Thursday secured the perimeter of the prison, and convoy of armored vehicles arrived in the morning at the prison, thought to be the central gathering point for people convicted of spying for the West, including nuclear researcher Igor Sutyagin, serving a 14-year sentence for spying for the United States. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze)(AP Photo/Misha Japaridze)AP - The largest spy swap between the U.S. and Russia since the Cold War unfolded Thursday as 10 people accused of spying in suburban America pleaded guilty to conspiracy and were ordered deported to Russia in exchange for the release of four Russian spies.


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