Accused U.S. Spy Was Maxwell Smart in Moscow
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May 15 (Bloomberg) -- Two wigs, one blond, one dark.Three pairs of glasses. Two knives. Two envelopes containing500 euro notes. One flashlight. One can of mace. One compass.One paper map of Moscow. One ancient Nokia phone. One letterin Russian, addressed “Dear friend.”
These, according to the state-controlled news agency RIANovosti, were the objects that were seized from RyanChristopher Fogle, third secretary of the U.S. Embassy inMoscow, when he was arrested by Russian counterintelligencelate May 14 for allegedly trying to recruit a Russian specialservices officer.