Suspekted Russian Spy Katch Charge Fo’ Enta US Wit’ Fake ID

🕵️‍♂️🇷🇺 Da Justice Department wen’ announce charges Friday against one Russian national who stay allegedly enta da United States wit’ one fake identity an’ wen’ collect info from American citizens about da den-looming Russian invasion of Ukraine. 🌍🕵️‍♂️🇺🇦

Fo’ years, Sergey Vladimirovich Cherkasov, one 37-year-old agent of one Russian intelligence service, stay operating unda da alias Victor Muller Ferreira, da prosecutors stay saying. Cherkasov wen’ set up da alias in Brazil, wea he wen’ pretend fo’ be da son of one deceased Brazilian national, befo’ moving to da US in 2018 unda da disguise of going grad school in Washington, DC, da Justice Department wen’ say. 🇧🇷🎓🇺🇸

CNN wen’ report befo’ dat “Muller” wen’ stay well-liked by his classmates in da US, but dat his accent wen’ catch some of dea attention. 📚🗣️🤔

While stay in US, Cherkasov, unda da alias, wen’ connect wit’ one State Department employee, somebody who stay work on Capitol Hill, one Israel expert, one United States Naval Academy professor an’ oddahs. Cherkasov wen’ collect info from dose sources, da prosecutors stay saying, an’ wen’ report um back to his handler. 🇮🇱🎖️📝

In particular, Cherkasov wen’ allegedly collect info about US policy toward da potential Russian invasion of Ukraine befo’ da war wen’ start. 🇺🇸📊🇺🇦

“I stay working wit’ my contacts … fo’ find out wat da academic community, political advisors an’ analysts stay thinking about da recent Russian military build-up nea’ da Ukrainian border,” Cherkasov wen’ allegedly write in one message wea da prosecutors wen’ highlight. “Especially I stay trying fo’ find out wat stay dea advice to da administration.” 📚🔍📈

Cherkasov wen’ allegedly let his handlers know dat one of his contacts “told [US Secretary of State is Antony] Blinken … dat Russians wen’ always stay holding da line of respectful talks, but now no stay nothing like dat. So, in her reports she stay confirming dat dea stay no diplomatic opening possible an’ Russians stay tired an’ no goin’ negotiate.” 🇷🇺🤝🚫

Dat source also wen’ tell Cherkasov, he allegedly wen’ write, dat befo’ meeting wit’ one Ukrainian government official, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin “wen’ stay explicitly instructed by da administration (I no know by who exactly) … ‘not fo’ give any kine signal of da US military involvement potentiality.’” 🇺🇦🤐💣

“Meaning,” Cherkasov wen’ allegedly continue, “da administration stay definitely not in any position fo’ help Ukrainians, if da fight wen’ break out. Wateva da press stay saying o’ political promises wen’ made, dey no goin’ be enforced beyond jus’ words. Da administration no like dis conflict, cuz dey no get any meaningful way of gaining something out of it.” 🚷🚫🤷‍♂️

Cherkasov wen’ get charged wit’ acting as one agent of one foreign powa, visa fraud, bank fraud, wire fraud, an’ oddah charges in connection wit’ illegal activities in da US. 🕵️‍♂️💳🚨

He stay currently locked up in Brazil, da Justice Department stay saying, wea he stay charged wit’ identity theft an’ fraud. Brazilian authorities wen’ arrest Cherkasov wen’ he wen’ come back Brazil in 2022, cuz court documents wen’ say, afta he wen’ get denied entry into da Netherlands fo’ one internship wit’ The Hague’s International Criminal Court. 🇧🇷🚓🇳🇱

Wen’ Brazilian authorities wen’ arrest Cherkasov, court documents stay saying, he wen’ get one hard drive wea get fake childhood memories inside. Cherkasov wen’ allegedly write in one document on da hard drive dat “I used to love watching da cars cross it from Rio to Niteroi, but I no like da smell of fish from da port close to home. I tink dat fo’ dis reason I no can stand fish – in contrast wit’ oddah Brazilians who love seafood.” 🐟🚗💭

Cherkasov also wen’ allegedly stay wit’ messages dat wen’ describe different “dead drop” locations around Brazil fo’ stay sneaky wit’ communications wit’ his handlers. 📩🗺️🕵️‍♂️

Da Russian government wen’ confirm dat Cherkasov stay one Russian citizen, da court documents stay saying, an’ stay asking fo’ his extradition from Brazil. 🇷🇺📝✈️

So, dis wen’ stay da story of one suspekted Russian spy who wen’ enter da US wit’ fake ID an’ wen’ go ’round collecting info from da locals. Da charges an’ da legal drama wen’ continue, wit’ da spy game stay getting more intense. 🌐🔎🎭