espionage
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The man in the suit, an investigator, in Russian law enforcement parlance, calmly told me he was charging me with espionage, a crime that carries a sentence of up to 20 years in prison.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Ryan, who denied espionage, is one of 20 people pardoned by Aliyev.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
More than four months since the Spygate scandal erupted, Southampton manager Tonda Eckert's wait to discover his fate for authorising an espionage campaign is almost over.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
There was a palpable sense that the KGB was winning the espionage war.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
He was a new breed of spy: quiet and unassuming, but skilled at handling the equipment that was becoming vital to America's espionage campaign against the Soviets.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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