The newest clandestine tactic the FBI is using in its efforts to root out Russian spies isn’t very clandestine at all.
Donie O’Sullivan and David Shortell of CNN reported that the FBI is running Facebook ads in the Washington, D.C., area, with the aim of making contact with recent Russian spies or people who know about their work.
Alan E. Kohler Jr., special agent in charge of the Washington field office’s counterintelligence division, did not specifically address the Facebook ads, telling O’Sullivan and Shortell, “We cannot comment except to note that Russia has a large number of intelligence officers based in Russian diplomatic facilities around the world.
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