Russian Woman Convicted of Lying About Spy Ties, Stalking Agent Gets Prison Time

A U.S. federal judge sentenced Nomma Zarubina to 14 months after she pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about ties to Russia’s FSB and to naturalization fraud tied to an interstate prostitution scheme; prosecutors allege she served as a policy advisor for the Russian Center New York, acted at the direction of FSB handlers (codename "Alyssa") to identify journalists willing to provide positive coverage, and repeatedly contacted an FBI case agent, prompting bail revocation.