#SECRET AGENTS RUSSIAN TV SERIES CRACKED#

birth certificate from the state of Pennsylvania and the state of New York, respectively. Todd Shelton: Richard and Cynthia Murphy are both fabricated people. Their new identity required new IDs and credentials. … I do know that traditionally … trained intelligence officers … are paired up … at Headquarters back in Moscow. Maria Ricci | FBI Special Agent: I don't have firsthand knowledge on when Richard and Cindy met … and became a husband and wife couple.

The spies' identities, or backstory – known as a legend – was determined long before they set foot on American soil. … Keeping the children in the dark about what they're doing is a way to make sure that you keep their identity as secure as possible. Leon Panetta | Former CIA director: Their children have no idea. Todd Shelton: The Murphys had two children born in the United States. … We identified Richard and Cynthia Murphy, who were then living in Montclair, New Jersey. We had Donald Heathfield and Tracey Foley, who were working and operating in and around Boston. … We had Michael Zottoli and Patricia Mills, who had operated for a long time in the state of Washington and relocated to suburban Washington, D.C. Todd Shelton: Initially we focused on … Juan Lazaro and Vicky Peláez, who are living in Yonkers, New York.

#SECRET AGENTS RUSSIAN TV SERIES CRACKED#

FBI agents bugged the spies' homes, followed their travels, and ultimately cracked their secret communications network. For more than a decade, the FBI focused on four couples living in a NYC suburb, Washington, DC, the Boston area, and Montclair, New Jersey. Wiretaps, electronic monitoring, intercepts of electronic communication … to learn … exactly what we were facing.īy 2000, the New York office of the FBI was leading an unprecedented investigation into Russian intelligence agents living in the United States potentially threatening national security. Todd Shelton: We look to use every tool in the FBI investigative toolbox. Todd Shelton | FBI Special Agent: When we first realized that we may have … Russian intelligence officers … operating in the United States … that became a critical threat that we needed to address. 'Do they have contacts? Do they have access to classified information? … The risks…were astronomical.' THE SPIES NEXT DOOR

'You're always wondering, what are you missing?' says Ricci.

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