Just Who Is Alleged Spy?

The Spy Among Us?: 1. A total of 11 people have been arrested in the U.S. and accused of being members of a Russian spy ring. One of those nabbed is a mysterious woman identified as Anna Chapman.
2. Chapman was arrested Sunday in Manhattan and allegedly was on the verge of traveling to Moscow.
3. It is still unclear if her impending departure was what triggered the series of arrests.
4. The allegations of spying recall the Cold War era of the 20th century. Russia's foreign ministry angrily denounced the arrests as an unjustified throwback to that politically charged era.
5. 'This looks like an Alfred Hitchcock movie with all this stuff from the 1960s. This is preposterous,' said the son of one of the arrested couples.
6. The suspects allegedly were in the United States to gather intelligence on President Obama's foreign policy, particularly as it related to Russia.
7. They have been charged with conspiracy to act as an agent of a foreign government.
8. Some of the suspects, including Chapman are seen in this sketch from their court appearance on Monday. Their operation allegedly dates back to the 1990s.

Glamour, intrigue surround accused spies: Anna Chapman mixed with the NYC elite, while others who were indicted led more mundane lives.

Lives of Anna Chapman, other Russian spy suspects ranged from mundane to glam: Anna Chapman — one of 10 people the FBI arrested as Russian spies over the weekend — was dogged by a common IT headache, according to the criminal complaint filed against her: She spent a great deal of time trying to get her laptop to work. According to the FBI, she belonged to a spy network the Russians dubbed "illegals," a group tasked with posing as Americans in order to get close to American policymakers. But she had persistent trouble getting the computer issued by her Russian handlers to wirelessly transmit her weekly intelligence reports, the Justice Department complaint alleges, because the connection didn't work. Still, she liked her American computer well enough. In January, she raved on her Facebook page: "My new Mac has been the buy of the year... Love it!" Apparently, Russian spies are Mac evangelists. Who knew?