“Lately American Intelligence service has made several attempts to recruit Russian law-enforcement employees, but they all were controlled by Russian counterintelligence services”, announced the FBI.

The detained agent called himself a “career diplomat”.

The letter which was found in Fogle’s possession proposed a payment of US$100,000 for a prospective Russian recruit if he or she agreed for an interview to discuss possible cooperation. Further, the letter promised up to $1 million a year if the recruit agrees to supply the US establishment with the information it demands.

The letter also contained a step-by-step instruction on how to create a new Gmail account which would be used for future contacts.

The instruction repeatedly urges the prospective ‘spy’ not to present any real contact information, like phone numbers, email or home addresses.

ITV reports US Ambassador refuses to comment on ‘spy’ arrest in Moscow.

According to ITV, during a Twitter question and answer session, the US Ambassador to Russia, Michael McFaul has refused to comment on reports that US Embassy employee and American citizen Ryan Fogle has been detained by security services in Moscow.

When asked by a Moscow Times reporter if he could, “confirm / deny or otherwise comment on the FSB statement About Ryan Fogle’s Detention?”, the Ambassador replied, “no.”

Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) detained American CIA agent earlier today. The agent turned out to be Ryan Christopher Fogle, the third secretary of the Political Section of the American embassy in Moscow.

Fogle was delivered to the FSB headquarters where he has been questioned and handed over to representatives of the US embassy in Moscow.

FSB stressed that “Christopher had special technical equipment, printed instructions for the Russian citizen being recruited, a large sum of money and means to change the person’s appearance”.

The U.S. Embassy in Moscow refused to provide any official comments to the Voice of Russia on the alleged spy detained in Moscow.

Russia security service detains American CIA agent in Moscow – FSB

Russia’s counter-intelligence Federal Security Service (FSB) has detained an operative of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in the act of recruiting an officer of a Russian special service.

“On the night of 14th of may the FSB’s counter-intelligence service detained a CIA agent, who was working in Moscow under the cover of third secretary of the US Embassy’s Political Department. Special technical devices, written instructions for recruited Russian citizens, a large sum of cash and a disguise kit were discovered during the detention. The CIA operative, identified as Ryan Christopher Fogel, was taken to the FSB’s reception office “and handed over to U.S. Embassy officials following formal procedures. The CIA has made several attempts lately to recruit officers of Russian law enforcement services and agencies, which were tracked and monitored by the FSB’s counterintelligence service,” Vasily Bogomolov, member of Russian FSB intelligence agency’s press office, told to The Voice of Russia.

Voice of Russia, RT, ITV
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