In the summer of 2010, an unlikely espionage ring based in the suburbs of New York ended in an even more unlikely fashion: an exchange of Russian and American prisoners conducted on a sunny tarmac in Europe. Now, with another espionage ring exposed in New York, the question re-emerges: What do you do, especially in post-Cold War times, with an accused spy?
New York Times: After three Russians are charged, the prospect of a spy swap surfaces
Preet Bharara, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York speaks at a press conference following the arrest of the speaker of the New York State Assembly, Sheldon Silver, on federal corruption charges on Jan. 22, 2015 in New York City.
