Anna Chapman
| Anna Chapman Анна Чапман |
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Anna Chapman in 2010
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| Born |
Anna Vasil’yevna Kushchyenko 23 February 1982 Volgograd, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Residence | Moscow, Russia |
| Other names | Anna Kushchenko Anya Kuschenko Anya Chapman |
| Citizenship |
Russian British (revoked) |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur, television host, and agent of the Russian Federation |
| Known for | Involvement with Russian Illegals Program |
| Criminal charge | Conspiracy to act as an unlawful agent of a foreign government |
| Spouse(s) | Alex Chapman (m. 2002–2006; divorced) |
| Parent(s) | Irina Kushchyenko Vasiliy Kushchyenko |
Anna Vasil'yevna Chapman (Russian: А́нна Васи́льевна Ча́пман; born Anna Vasil’yevna Kushchyenko Russian: А́нна Васи́льевна Кущенко; 23 February 1982) is a Russian national who also gained British citizenship by marriage. She was residing in New York City when she was arrested, along with nine other Russians, on 27 June 2010, on suspicion of working for the Illegals Program spy ring under the Russian Federation's external intelligence agency, the SVR (Sluzhba Vneshney Razvedki).
Chapman pleaded guilty to a charge of conspiracy to act as an agent of a foreign government. She and the other Russians were deported to Russia on 8 July 2010, as part of a prisoner swap. Learning that Chapman had wanted to return to the United Kingdom, the UK government revoked her British citizenship and excluded her from the country.
Since her return to Russia, Chapman has worked in a variety of fields, including for the government as head of a youth council, a catwalk model in Russian fashion shows, and running a television series.
Chapman was born Anna Vasil’yevna Kushchyenko in Volgograd, according to U.S. authorities. Her father was employed in the Soviet embassy in Nairobi, Kenya. According to Chapman's British ex-husband Alex Chapman, her father, Vasily Kushchenko, was a senior KGB official. The family's home is located in south-west Ramenki, a once-elite district for KGB officials, mid-ranking diplomats, and army officers. According to Komsomolskaya Pravda, Kushchyenko occupies a senior position at the ministry known by its Russian initials MID (foreign affairs). According to her ex-husband, Anna earned a master's degree in economics with first class honours from Moscow University. According to other sources, she got her degree from Peoples' Friendship University of Russia.
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