A Russian-born American citizen who was previously imprisoned in Russia for bribery has been sentenced to a second 15-year prison term for espionage, Russian media reported on Tuesday.
Moscow court brought espionage charges against Gene Spector in August 2023, although details of the case have not been made public.
Spector, whose Russian name is Yevgeny Mironovich, local news agencies reported, was born in 1972 in Leningrad.
A former executive at a Russian medical equipment company, Spector was previously sentenced to 3½ years in prison in September 2022 for enabling the bribery of an aide to former Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich.
The assistant, Anastasia Alekseyeva, was sentenced to 12 years in April for taking bribes on two expensive overseas vacations.
Dvorkovich was deputy prime minister under Dmitry Medvedev from 2012-2018. He is currently in charge of the international chess federation FIDE.
Russia has arrested and sentenced a number of US dual citizens and US citizens in recent years. Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was convicted of espionage in July as well he was released in August as part of a prisoner exchange with former US Marine Paul Whelan.
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