Colonel Scherbakov was the traitor who had given the FBI the names of the ten sleeper agents who made up the ring, including glamorous spy Anna Chapman Photo: BARCROFTRussian Spy Ring Saga Has A New Twist -- L.A. Times
A Russian newspaper reports that a mysterious agent betrayed the spies and defected to the U.S., and he may be subject to assassination. Some experts say it is a red herring as officials prepare to consolidate intelligence agencies.
Reporting from Moscow — A high-ranking intelligence officer betrayed Russia by exposing a secret spy ring operating in the United States until June and defecting, a newspaper reported Thursday.
The officer, identified only as Col. Shcherbakov, was instrumental in the high-profile arrests of Russian spies in New York, Boston, Virginia, New Jersey and Cyprus, according to a cover story in the Moscow-based Kommersant daily. Shcherbakov, who the paper said handled the spy ring in the United States, reportedly left Russia shortly before U.S. officials announced the arrests in June.
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