# DOJ charges Russian spies in murder plots

> An unsealed New York indictment accuses Russian intelligence operatives of funding terror and plotting killings, including one on US soil.
- Title: DOJ charges Russian spies in murder plots · ABC News
- Summary: An unsealed New York indictment accuses Russian intelligence operatives of funding terror and plotting killings, including one on US soil. Federal…
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- Source: ABC News — https://abcnews.com/Politics/doj-charges-russians-allegedly-financing-terrorism-murder-hire/story?id=136471577
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## Charges land in New York
Attorney General Todd Blanche said Tuesday that an indictment was unsealed in the Southern District of New York against multiple Russian citizens.
## Accused of spy ties
Blanche said the defendants worked for Russia's intelligence community, putting a state apparatus at the center of the case rather than a freelance crew.
## Two alleged crimes
The indictment covers financing terrorism and conspiring to carry out murder plots in different parts of the world.
## A plot near Washington
Prosecutors allege the group tried to kill a Russian dissident they believed was living in the Washington, D.C. area.
## Dissidents as targets
The claim points at a pattern critics have long described: Russians who speak out abroad are hunted far from home, including inside the United States.
## Still unfolding
ABC News flagged this as a developing story, so names, counts, and the number of alleged targets may change as court documents are read.
## Key takeaway

Federal prosecutors say a Russian intelligence-linked group financed terrorism and planned murders worldwide, with one target believed to be near Washington, D.C.