FBI Arrests NYC Woman Over FSB Contacts [View all]

Nomma Zarubina (Social media)

NYC resident Nomma Zarubina (34) was accused of concealing her 2020 recruitment by an FSB agent under the code name “Alyssa,” according to the Russian America for Democracy in Russia (RADR).

“[Zarubina] aimed to build a network of US contacts among journalists, military personnel, think tank researchers and Russia experts to influence their perspectives,” RADR said.

Zarubina faces up to five years in prison if found guilty of making false statements to law enforcement agencies. She was released on $25,000 bail and banned from traveling outside New York. A judge scheduled a preliminary hearing in her case 30 days from 21 Nov.

On 19 Nov, the defendant spoke in Canada’s Parliament Hill at a conference on Russia’s future where she mingled with MPs, academics, and policy makers.

"I’ve since been in touch with the Americans around once every six months. I’ve known the people who arrested me for four years. I thought we had a very good relationship, I was kind of helping them,” Zarubina said.

Zarubina voiced fears that she may now become the target of the FSB, which she said were unaware of her contacts with the FBI despite claiming to have her under surveillance in NYC.

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There is more to this story than meets the eye. As a covert influencer for the Kremlin, through a penny-ante 18 USC 1001 violation, Nomma Zarubina has been rendered ineffective by the FBI Counterintelligence Division. But there may be an undisclosed reason for her arrest and public exposure. If Nomma Zarubina attempted to walk the tight-rope as a double agent, then she failed both the FBI and the FSB. We shall see what fate has in store for our modern day Mata Hari.




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https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/12/03/us-charges-russian-woman-over-fsb-contacts-reports-a87211

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