The US Department of Justice accused Russian citizen Sergei Cherkasov of spying on the interests of a foreign state, as well as banking and visa fraud. It gives information about DEA News Referring to the statement of the American legal department.
The document states that Cherkasov was accused of trying to act “as an agent of a foreign power” in the United States by hiding under the name of Brazilian citizen Victor Müller Ferreira. He was also charged with fraud using visa, banking and electronic means.
According to the ministry, Cherkasov left the US in 2020, but continued to use his connections to gain new information on US foreign policy, and allegedly later forwarded this information to Russian intelligence services.
“Cherkasov is currently detained in Brazil on fraud charges,” the US Department said.
Earlier, the Russian Ambassador to the United States, Anatoly Antonov, stop hunting Russians in third countries.
Russian Embassy in the USA reportedThat the American authorities continue to ignore calls to ensure basic rights to Russian society.