foreign agent

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Another U.S. citizen charged along with Lu, Chen Jinping, pleaded guilty in 2024 to acting as an undeclared foreign agent for his role in establishing the Chinatown police post.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Sociologist Denis Volkov of the Levada Centre -- designated a "foreign agent" by Russian authorities -- said escapism is prevalent across Russia.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

Last year, Menendez was found guilty on 16 counts that included bribery and acting as a foreign agent.

From Salon • Jan. 29, 2025

She was fined, then arrested months later on the "foreign agent" charge.

From BBC • Jul. 22, 2024

But they needed to find a way to exchange information with Penkovsky in Moscow—a city where nearly every foreign agent was known to the KGB, and every wall, office, and apartment was riddled with bugs.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau