Overview
- The Moscow City Court found Arseniy Konovalov guilty of high treason and ordered 12 years in a maximum‑security penal colony plus a 100,000‑ruble fine.
- The FSB said he transferred classified information to American intelligence for money during a long posting in the United States.
- Kommersant reported he served as second secretary at Russia’s consulate in Houston from 2014 to 2017.
- Konovalov was detained by the FSB in March 2024, with state media later publishing video showing his ambush in a van and subsequent court appearances.
- Officials did not disclose what was passed or which U.S. agency was involved, and unverified Russian reports suggesting CIA recruitment remain unconfirmed as U.S. agencies have not commented.