![]() ![]() As US vice president Joe Biden put it: "We got back four really good ones. Chapman and the other nine agents were exchanged for just four American spies. Prosecutors instead had to settle for charges of "failure to declare foreign agent status" and money laundering. Espionage charges were not brought against a single member of the spy ring, as there was no indication that any classified information had been accessed. Not only was she duped by the FBI into blowing her cover, but she apparently failed to turn up any useful information for Moscow. The irony is, of course, that Anna Chapman is being rewarded for doing her job badly. The 29-year-old provincial Russian also has a Max Clifford-type agent to handle "commercial projects", which include highly paid interviews and photo shoots. On top of all this, she has registered her surname as a trademark has brought out a poker app and a slew of Chapman-own products, including perfume, watches and vodka, is expected to hit the shops soon. She did, however, turn down a role in a porn film, despite being offered a "substantial" fee by the Vivid Entertainment adult-film company.Ĭhapman has also been made the face of the ruling United Russia party's youth movement and has been tipped to win a seat in parliament in upcoming elections. She was awarded a top state honour by President Dmitry Medvedev, posed for erotic – and lucrative – photos for men's magazines, and was handed her own primetime TV show. ![]() After that cosy night out, things moved fast for Chapman. And while a number of her former colleagues have reportedly been rewarded with cushy posts at state-run companies, it is Chapman's star that has risen by far the highest.Ī month after their deportation, Putin joined up with the failed spies for a karaoke-type evening, where they crooned together the Soviet-era song – and unofficial Russian intelligence service anthem – "From Where the Motherland Begins". "Every single one of these people has gone through a difficult time… in the interests of their homeland," said Putin, the ex-KGB officer. ![]()
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