According to the FSB, the U.S. citizen is suspected of collecting biological intelligence information directed against the security of Russia.
MOSCOW, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) said Thursday it had initiated a criminal case against a U.S. citizen over espionage.
"The Russian Federal Security Service initiated a criminal case against a U.S. citizen on the grounds of a crime under Article 276 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation 'Espionage,'" it said in a statement.
According to the statement, the U.S. citizen is suspected of collecting biological intelligence information directed against the security of Russia. ■
