A Russian court charged Paul Whelan, 48, on Monday, according to Interfax, a Russian news agency. The charges came after the FSB, the Russian security agency, arrested Whelan on Dec. 28 at the famed Metropol Hotel in central Moscow, just steps from the Kremlin. At the time, the FSB said Whelan had been detained “during an act of espionage” but did not provide any details.
Source: latimes.com – Los Angeles Times