Mystery over claims that Russian double agent, 64, who exposed glamour spy Anna Chapman has died in US

A former Russian double agent who exposed glamour spy Anna Chapman has died in the US, it has been reported.

(Article by Wiill Stewart)

Ex-intelligence officer Colonel Alexander Poteyev, 64, was convicted by The Moscow District Military Court of betraying ten fellow spies working uncover in the US in 2011 and sentenced to 25 years in prison.

Among the agents that Poteyev betrayed was Miss Chapman, who testified with nine fellow deep-cover agents at the trial. 

Russian news agency Interfax reported Poteyev – viewed as being one of modern Russia’s worst traitors – had passed away.

An anonymous source said: ‘According to some information, Poteyev died in the USA. At the moment this information is being checked.’

Interfax added: ‘A second source has confirmed receiving the similar information from abroad but he did not exclude that ‘it can be deceptive information, aimed at making people forget about the traitor’.

There have been no reports from the US that the 64-year-old had passed away.

The Russian report gave no suspected cause of the reported death.

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