at a shopping center in river dale, new york. no one really knew what he was getting arrested for at the time. but it turned out that that random bank employee who they arrested at a shopping center in 2015, he turned out to be a key figure in an active russian spy ring. this was the headline from the press release they put out. attorney general, manhattan u.s. attorney and fbi announce charges in russian spy ring. spy ring attempted to recruit new york city residents as intelligence sources. attorney general eric holder said at the time, those charges demonstrate our firm commitment to combating attempts to illegally gather intel and recruit spies within the united states. we'll use every tool at our disposal to identify and hold accountable foreign agents operating inside this country no matter how deep their cover. so three people were charged in