Russian Illegals Program

GPTKB entity

Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf espionage operation
gptkbp:activePeriod 1990s–2010
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Operation_Ghost_Stories
gptkbp:conductedBy gptkb:Russian_Foreign_Intelligence_Service_(SVR)
gptkbp:exchangedFor four prisoners held in Russia
gptkbp:exposedBy gptkb:FBI
2010
double agent Alexander Poteyev
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Russian Illegals Program
gptkbp:inspiredBy TV series The Americans
gptkbp:legalOutcome agents deported to Russia
no US citizens charged with espionage
gptkbp:majorCity gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:mediaCoverage extensive international media attention
gptkbp:method use of false identities
deep-cover espionage
long-term infiltration
gptkbp:notableAgent gptkb:Cynthia_Murphy
gptkb:Anna_Chapman
gptkb:Donald_Heathfield
gptkb:Juan_Lazaro
gptkb:Michael_Zottoli
gptkb:Mikhail_Semenko
gptkb:Patricia_Mills
gptkb:Richard_Murphy
gptkb:Tracey_Foley
gptkb:Vicky_Pelaez
gptkbp:purpose gather intelligence on US policy and technology
gptkbp:relatedTo Cold War espionage
Russian intelligence operations in the US
gptkbp:resultedIn gptkb:2010_Russia–United_States_prisoner_exchange
arrest of 10 Russian agents
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cynthia_Murphy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6