A woman of Russian nationality who worked at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow was fired in 2017 on suspicion of providing information to Russia. The British newspaper The Guardian, which reported the story last week, did not provide the identity of the Russian woman. But he said he worked at the US Embassy in Moscow "for more than a decade" and more recently even for the Secret Service, a federal law enforcement agency within the Department of Homeland Security. The secret services have several missions, the most important of which is to ensure the physical security of the US political leadership.
During her secret service career, the Russian woman is believed to have had access to the agency's email system and intranet, The Guardian said, citing "an intelligence source." He could also have access to "highly confidential material," the paper said, including the daily schedules of presidents and vice presidents in transit, as well as their family members.
The anonymous Russian citizen was first suspected in the 2016, said The Guardian, during a regular security analysis conducted by two members of the counterintelligence staff at one of the State Department's regional security offices (RSOs).
These inspections usually take place every five years and analyze employee activities at US embassies overseas. The inspection found that the woman in question held regular meetings with officials from the Federal Security Service (FSB), Russia's internal intelligence service. In January 2017, the State Department reported sharing the inspection results with the US Secret Service, which after a few months decided to have the Russian woman fired.
According to the paper, instead of launching a major investigation into the State Department's findings, the secret services simply fired the woman and revoked the security clearance to avoid "any potential embarrassment" from the espionage allegations, The Guardian said. who has heard the Secret Service for some confirmations. The US intelligence reported that "all foreign citizens" who work for the agency "are instructed to ensure the protection of government interests". Their duties, therefore, are “limited to translation, interpreting, cultural orientation and administrative support.