Spies
Ana Montes memorized classified US documents to leak to Cuban officials, author says
Ana Montes, who worked for the US defense department, was simultaneously spying for Cuban authorities. She’s now been released after her 25-year prison sentence. Jim Popkin, who’s written about her, shares her story with The World’s host Marco Werman.
American diplomat expelled from Russia for spying evokes memories of Cold War
The arrest and expulsion of U.S. diplomat Ryan Fogle by Russian authorities reads like a Cold War-era novel. He was wearing a bright blonde wig, he had bundles of cash and instructions for how to create an untraceable email address. But where the U.S.-Russian relationship goes from here remains unknown.
FBI Review: Exaggerated Evidence in 27 Death Penalty Cases
The Department of Justice and the FBI are raising questions about forensic evidence used to get convictions. Twenty-seven death penalty convictions have been flagged so far as part of a federal review. The review was triggered last year by a Washington Post report and asserts that FBI hair examiners had used faulty forensics that may […]
Alleged American Spy Caught in Russia with Old Fashioned Spyware
Russia’s security services, the FSB, say they caught a US diplomat wearing a blond wig, as he tried to recruit a Russian intelligence agent in Moscow. The diplomat, identified as Ryan Fogle, was detained and accused of being an undercover CIA agent.
