NYC diplomatic compound reported hotbed of Russian espionageBy Mark Moore
March 1, 2022
A 20-story high-rise atop a hillock in the Bronx is home to some of the world’s most powerful diplomats — and some of its most dangerous spies.
The Cold War-era structure at West 254th Street in Riverdale — dubbed the “plex” by some law enforcement officers — houses scores of Russian officials, some of whom work in the United States as intelligence operatives, vacuuming up information and making key connections in the service of the Kremlin, according to a report by Fox News Tuesday.
According to retired FBI special agent Robin Dreeke, some of the neighborhood’s residents are agents of either Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) or military intelligence agency, the GRU.
“Open secret is a good way to put it,” Dreeke, the former head of the bureau’s Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program, told Fox News. “I think they think it’s more of a secret than we do.”
He added that the Russian snoops keep tabs on “everything.”
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Source:
https://nypost.com/2022/03/01/nyc-diplomatic-compound-reported-hotbed-of-russian-espionage/
