espionage

Fmr CIA Station Chief In Romania Admits To Spying For Russia From Prison

11:26, 09 Nov. 2010
A former CIA station chief in Romania, Harold James Nicholson, convicted in 1997 to 23 years in prison for espionage in Russia’s favor, has pleaded guilty to spying for Russia again, from prison, ABC News reported on its website Tuesday.

Russian Special Services Arrest Romanian Diplomat Accused Of Espionage

18:53, 16 Aug. 2010
Russian special services have arrested a Romanian diplomat accused of attempting to obtain military secrets, security agency FSB’s press service announced Monday, cited by AFP.

Romanian Officer, Bulgarian Citizen Indicted On Espionage Charges

09:55, 24 Iun. 2009
Romanian petty-officer Floricel Achim and Bulgarian citizen Zikolov Peter Marinov, under arrest in a case of espionage, have been indicted along six others.

Romanian Court Extends Preventive Arrest For Espionage Suspects

17:00, 24 Apr. 2009
The Bucharest Court of Appeal extended, Friday, the 30-day arrest warrants for non-commissioned officer Floricel Achim and Bulgarian citizen Marinov Zikolov, who are charged with treason through the transmission of secrets and espionage.

Romanian-Ukrainian Espionage Scandal Is Economically Motivated, Says Analyst

14:04, 06 Mart. 2009
The espionage scandal involving Romania and Ukraine is connected to economic interests in the Danube area, Ukraine’s wish to join NATO and maybe even territorial claims, says analyst Vitali Kulik.

Two Romanian Officials, Expelled From Ukraine Says Ukrainian Press

13:01, 06 Mart. 2009
Iustinian Focsa, secretary with the Romanian General Consulate in Chernivtsi, and Radu Filip, military attaché with the Romanian Embassy in Kiev, are to be expelled from the country for alleged actions which jeopardize Ukraine’s national security, said sources quoted by the Ukrainskaia Prada.

Romanian PM: Legally Speaking, Romania Is Not Expelling Ukrainian Officials

10:06, 06 Mart. 2009
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc stated for the “Gandul” daily that “legally speaking, we are not talking about an expulsion on the part of Romania,” referring to rumors that certain Ukrainian officials were expelled from the country. He added that the Foreign Ministry will issue a statement soon.

NATO Took Note Of Romanian Treason, Espionage Case

13:48, 04 Mart. 2009
NATO doesn’t comment on issues related to intelligence but took note of the fact that Romanian authorities are investigating the case of a noncommissioned officer accused of treason and espionage, a NATO press officer told MEDIAFAX.

Marinov Zikolov Was Military Attache With Bulgarian Embassy

13:01, 04 Mart. 2009
The Bulgarian Ambassador to Bucharest said Wednesday that Marinov Zikolov worked as a military attaché with the embassy from November 1998 until mid-2000, and that he did not finish his term because he returned to Bulgaria where he became a businessman.

Romanian Counterintelligence Surveillance Dates Back To ’05 – Sources

16:34, 03 Mart. 2009
The Romanian Intelligence Service (SRI) has been monitoring, since 2005, intelligence gathering activities by foreign intelligence structures, and the General Counterintelligence Division within SRI obtained information on the existence of such operations on Romanian soil, according to SRI sources.

Romanian Noncommissioned Officer Arrested For Treason

08:34, 03 Mart. 2009
A noncommissioned officer of the Romanian Defense Ministry was arrested for treason and accused of having sold classified NATO information to a Bulgarian citizen, who was also arrested.

Romanian Petty-Officer, Foreign Citizen Arrested As Spies

18:15, 02 Mart. 2009
One petty-officer within the Romanian Ministry of Defense and one foreign citizen were placed under preventive arrest for 29 days, at the proposition of organized crime prosecutors, the charges being treason through the transmission of secretes and espionage.