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The Russian Illegals , 2010

The Russian Illegals , 2010. Mark Stout Historian, International Spy Museum Lecturer, Johns Hopkins University June, 2011. What is…. …an “illegal”? …a “ spetsagent ”? …a “special reserve officer”? …Directorate S of the SVR?. Line N: Illegal Support. SVR “Residency”

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The Russian Illegals , 2010

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  1. The Russian Illegals, 2010 Mark Stout Historian, International Spy Museum Lecturer, Johns Hopkins University June, 2011

  2. What is… • …an “illegal”? • …a “spetsagent”? • …a “special reserve officer”? • …Directorate S of the SVR?

  3. Line N: Illegal Support • SVR “Residency” • Line N officers in each residency to support ops by illegals • Also spotting, assessing, and recruiting. • Often support illegals working in other countries.

  4. Selection and Training “Illegals are loners, strangers in a crowd.” • Selected young • Marriage and children • Training • Challenges Concealment device of a Soviet illegal at the International Spy Museum.

  5. Legends and Documentation • New identities: “legends” • Phony citizenship • University degrees • Jobs, professional associations • Marriage and children

  6. What Do Illegals Do? They are involved in the clandestine activities, the main purpose of which is to be actively involved during the crisis times and when the diplomatic ties are suspended, when other means of intelligence service are not efficient or sometimes are not possible. --Vladimir Putin on Larry King Live. • Spot • Recruit • Run • “Illegals…seldom insert themselves in sensitive posts or target governments” • Especially important in wartime/crisis: “konservy”

  7. 2010: Illegals in the US

  8. Roster ILLEGALS • Donald Heathfield (Boston) • Tracey Lee Ann Foley (Boston) • Richard Murphy (New Jersey) • Cynthia Murphy (New Jersey) • Michael Zottoli (Seattle) • Patricia Mills (Seattle) • Juan Lazaro (Yonkers) SPETSAGENTS (?) • Vicky Pelaez (Yonkers) • Anna Chapman (NYC) • Mikhail Semenko (Arlington, VA) • AlexeyKaretnikov (Seattle) SPECIAL RESERVE OFFICER (?) • Christopher Metsos (int’l)

  9. Christopher Metsos • Special reserve officer? • Claimed to be Canadian • Come and go from the US • Conduit for money, guidance to the illegals • Arrested, skipped bail in Cyprus.

  10. Boston: Donald Heathfield • Real name: AndreyBezrukov • Naturalized, from Canada • Claimed son of Canadian diplomat, studied in Czech Republic • Entered US in 1999

  11. Boston: Tracey Lee Ann Foley Cambridge Home Tracey Lee Ann Foley aka Yelena Vavilova

  12. Boston: Donald Heathfield • MPA Kennedy School, Harvard, 2000. • A “joiner,” kept track of classmates • Member, World Future Society

  13. Boston: Donald Heathfield

  14. Boston: Donald Heathfield

  15. New Jersey: The Murphys Richard aka Vladimir Guryev Cynthia aka LidiyaGuryeva

  16. New Jersey: The Murphys Montclair New Jersey House

  17. New Jersey: Richard Murphy • Came to the US in the mid-1990s • Claimed to be an American born in Philadelphia • Birth certificate forged • Metsos to Murphy: “Well, I’m so happy I’m not your handler.” (March 2002)

  18. New Jersey: Cynthia Murphy • Two bachelor degrees from NYU and an MBA from Columbia • On LinkedIn • VP of Morea Financial Services in New York • Targeted Alan Patricof • Venture capitalist • Co-Chair of Hillary Clinton’s campaign • He says never discussed anything more than his taxes.

  19. New Jersey: Richard and Cynthia Murphy • Concerns about their legends • Center steered their careers • 2009 Center tells Cynthia to strengthen ties with profs/classmates • Access • Security checks • Students who’d applied to CIA Well done. A good job…. Our tech people in NY didn’t notice anything suspicious. --SVR to NJ Conspirators

  20. Yonkers: Pelaez and Lazaro • Vicky Pelaez and Juan Lazaro • Two sons, one an adult • Arrived in US in 1980s

  21. Juan Lazaro • General Mikhail Vasenkov • Claimed Peruvian from Uruguay • Former adjunct prof of Political Science at Baruch College • Falsifying info in reports

  22. Vicky Pelaez • Well-known left-wing journalist. • El Diario/ La Prensa • 1984 held hostage by MRTA in Peru • “Vicky Pelaez knows, as we also know, that the charges against her are malicious and false” • --Committee to Defend Vicky Pelaez

  23. Yonkers: Pelaez and Lazaro • Lazaro communicated by radio with Center • They also used “invisible ink” • 14 January 2000 video surveillance in a park in S. America, Pelaez receives money • 25 August 2007 Lazaro in a park in S. America receives money from Russian Embassy official

  24. What Did Russia Target? • Cultivating contacts • Speculation about running an agent at NSA • Geography: • Boston: Government • New York: Business and Government • Seattle: Tech? • Washington: Government

  25. What Did Russia Target? • Foreign Policy • Intelligence • Terrorism • Economic info • Military Info • Domestic politics You were sent to USA for long-term service trip. Your education, bank acounts, car, house etc. – all these serve one goal: fulfill your main mission, i.e. to search and develop ties in policymaking circles and send intels to C. --SVR to Murphys, 2009

  26. QUESTIONS? CSPAN URL

  27. Why Do (Post-)Communist Countries Use Illegals? • Lack of embassies • Individuals valued less? • Immigration • Scrutiny of the population

  28. Colonel AleksandrPoteyev

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