The Marvel comics character of Natasha Romonava was created in 1964 as a red-head russian spy.
There are now two famous example red-head female russian spies in real life.
Maria Butina is another red-headed russian female spy, who was recently charged.
In 2010, Anna Chapman was arrested as a Russian spy.
There were ten other Russian spies arrested with Chapman, but they are ignored.
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Based on this headline and the actual crime she has been charged with, can I assume that as long as you register as an Agent of a Foreign Government with the US State Department; the US will have no issue with your conducting clandestine espionage activities, i.e. actual spying? I don’t think so.. From the evidence presented, she really sucked at the cloak and dagger aspect of spying. Albeit she appears to have been more successful in making connections on behalf of the Russian Federation’s government or quasi-governmental organizations. In short, while this is a smoking gun; it’s not the smoking gun you are looking for.
Based on this headline and the actual crime she has been charged with can I assume that as long as you register as an Agent of a Foreign Government with the US State Department; the US will have no issue with your conducting clandestine espionage activities i.e. actual spying? I don’t think so..From the evidence presented she really sucked at the cloak and dagger aspect of spying. Albeit she appears to have been more successful in making connections on behalf of the Russian Federation’s government or quasi-governmental organizations.In short while this is a smoking gun; it’s not the smoking gun you are looking for.
exactly. Christ, people are confused. If you represent a foreign government, for example, as a lobbyist, you need to be registered under FARA (Foreign Agents Registration Act). “Foreign agent” sounds like “spy” but is nothing like it. It’s like a movie/sports star agent. FARA’s are of public record. A quick search on all the active Russian “agents” on the DoJ website shows 6 active companies out of 423 active registered “agents”. Why would spies have their names, application info, etc etc as a matter of public record? She has been charged with not filling out the paperwork. It could be she is acting on commercial interests alone (ie doing business) in which you are exempt from registering as FARA.
exactly. Christ people are confused. If you represent a foreign government for example as a lobbyist you need to be registered under FARA (Foreign Agents Registration Act). Foreign agent”” sounds like “”””spy”””” but is nothing like it. It’s like a movie/sports star agent. FARA’s are of public record. A quick search on all the active Russian “”””agents”””” on the DoJ website shows 6 active companies out of 423 active registered “”””agents””””. Why would spies have their names”” application info”” etc etc as a matter of public record?She has been charged with not filling out the paperwork. It could be she is acting on commercial interests alone (ie doing business) in which you are exempt from registering as FARA.”””
exactly. Christ, people are confused. If you represent a foreign government, for example, as a lobbyist, you need to be registered under FARA (Foreign Agents Registration Act). “Foreign agent” sounds like “spy” but is nothing like it. It’s like a movie/sports star agent. FARA’s are of public record. A quick search on all the active Russian “agents” on the DoJ website shows 6 active companies out of 423 active registered “agents”. Why would spies have their names, application info, etc etc as a matter of public record?
She has been charged with not filling out the paperwork. It could be she is acting on commercial interests alone (ie doing business) in which you are exempt from registering as FARA.
Based on this headline and the actual crime she has been charged with, can I assume that as long as you register as an Agent of a Foreign Government with the US State Department; the US will have no issue with your conducting clandestine espionage activities, i.e. actual spying? I don’t think so..
From the evidence presented, she really sucked at the cloak and dagger aspect of spying. Albeit she appears to have been more successful in making connections on behalf of the Russian Federation’s government or quasi-governmental organizations.
In short, while this is a smoking gun; it’s not the smoking gun you are looking for.