Eugene Spector was sentenced to 15 years in prison by a Moscow court for espionage, adding 13 years to his existing 3.5-year sentence for bribery.
The trial was closed to the public due to the case's secrecy, with only brief summaries of the judgment being publicly announced.
Spector, originally from the Soviet Union, was detained in 2020 for bribery linked to a former deputy prime minister's aide and faced increased penalties in 2023.
U.S. citizens, including Spector, are increasingly targeted in Russia, with Washington alleging that these arrests are politically motivated and aimed at leverage in international negotiations.
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