Biochemist Hector Cabrera Fuentes was sentenced to 4 years in prison in the United States, and could receive 10.
Prominent Mexican scientist Hector Cabrera Fuentes, convicted of espionage in favor of Russia , sentenced to four years in prison, according to” Voice of America “.
The 37-year-old biochemist pleaded guilty in February to acting in favor of a foreign government. And so the verdict was announced.
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“I deeply regret and regret my actions and apologize to the United States. Everyone makes mistakes in their lives, and that is my big mistake, ”said a well-known biochemist.
Cabrera Fuentes, who lived in Singapore, was arrested in Miami in 2020 for spying for a government source. USA “in favor of Russia.
According to court documents, the Russian official recruited Cabrera Fuentes in 2019.
Recall that in October last year, the SBU announced the completion of the pre-trial investigation concerning a former official of the Administration of the President of Ukraine and the Office of the National Security and Defense Council , who is accused of treason. According to counterintelligence, the ex-official passed secret information about the highest authorities to the representatives of the foreign secret service.
