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Anna Chapman is a lot like the Russian spy ring scandal of which she has become the centerpiece: red hot, but lacking in substance.
When she wasn't allegedly meeting with her Russian handlers or being duped by undercover agents, the 28-year-old divorcee was gallivanting around New York.
None of the 10 alleged spies have actually been charged with espionage. That is not, it appears, for a lack of evidence tying them to Moscow, but rather because none of them seem to have had access to anything secret or important.
Why?
Two reasons:
- She's a hot Russian spy. That pretty much sells itself.
- Her career as a spy and socialite, while not exactly a success, was very colorful. There are simply a lot of great stories about Anna for the tabloids to feed off.
What sort of stories? And just how big a story is she?
Anna Chapman, the flame-haired beauty accused of spying for the Russian government, was no low-profile operative content with simply hiding in the shadows.
On the contrary, Anna Chapman Photo seem to court the limelight.
Anna Chapman Photo has been photographed partying it up at trendy events, and posted risqué pics of herself on her Facebook page.
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That's pretty much the story with Anna. There's nothing to suggest she ever dug up any secrets that could justify Russia's alleged investment in her. She showed up at NYC startup events, but doesn't appear to be much of an entrepreneur outside her imagination. Yet she's still grabbing headlines.
Chapman and her alleged co-conspirators were charged with conspiracy to act as an agent of a foreign government, as well conspiracy to commit money laundering.
The charges carry a maximum penalty of five and twenty years in prison, respectively.
Anna Chapman is a lot like the Russian spy ring scandal of which she has become the centerpiece: red hot, but lacking in substance.