Russian Spy Jailed for Infiltrating US and ICC with Fake Identity.

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Russian Spy Jailed for Infiltrating US and ICC with Fake Identity.
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The Department of Justice has accused Sergey Cherkasov of operating undercover in the US as a Brazilian called Viktor Muller Ferreira, which he used to sneak into the country. Court documents containing secret messages purporting to be between a Russian spy and his handler give a wild look into a decades-long cover story that later dramatically fell apart. Cherkasov was arrested in Brazil, where he was charged with identity theft and fraud, and was later convicted and given 15 years in prison.

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