A Russian-born U.S. citizen who was already serving time in Russia for a bribery conviction has now been given a second sentence for espionage.
Eugene Spector, who was born and raised in Leningrad, Russia, before becoming a U.S. citizen, has been sentenced to an additional 15 years for espionage, as reported by Russian news agencies.
A Moscow court filed espionage charges against Spector in August of last year, but specific details about the case were not disclosed publicly.
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Eugene Spector, a Russian-born U.S. citizen already imprisoned in Russia on a bribery conviction, has been given a second 15-year jail term for espionage. (AP)
The U.S. State Department has acknowledged reports of a U.S. citizen being sentenced in Russia and is closely monitoring the situation.
Spector, a former executive at a medical equipment company in Russia, was previously sentenced in September 2022 to three and a half years in prison for facilitating bribes to an aide of former Russian Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich.
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A Moscow court brought espionage charges against Spector in August of last year. (iStock)
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The aide, Anastasia Alekseyeva, received a 12-year sentence in April for accepting bribes in the form of two luxurious overseas vacation trips.
Dvorkovich, who served as a deputy prime minister under former Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev from 2012 to 2018, is currently the head of the international chess federation FIDE.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
