UK Court Sentences Russian Spy Ring Leader to 11 Years
LONDON (Reuters) - The leader of a British-based Russian spy ring which prosecutors said carried out surveillance for the Kremlin was on Monday sentenced in a London court to nearly 11 years in jail.
Orlin Roussev, 47, pleaded guilty before trial to one count of conspiracy to spy for Russia after police found thousands of messages between him and Wirecard fugitive Jan Marsalek, who directed the unit of Bulgarian nationals from overseas.
Judge Nicholas Hilliard sentenced Roussev to 10 years and eight months in prison, telling Roussev that the operations he had directed posed a serious risk to Britain's national security.
(Reporting by Sam Tobin; editing by Michael Holden)
