According to Microsoft themselves, a 12th Russian spy has been uncovered – right on their Redmond campus. Alexey Karetnikov, a young Russian citizen, worked at the company as a software tester for approximately nine months. Ten members of the spy ring have already pleaded guilty to conspiring to serve as unregistered foreign agents in a U.S. federal court. They fully admitted to carrying money and coded messages to Russian officials, as well as training others to find information that may be useful in some way to Russia. Their objective was to infiltrated U.S. policy makers after creating false identities.

Alexey is being held on immigration charges at this time, due to a lack of evidence to charge him with other crimes. “He was just in the early stages; had just set up shop,” said one senior federal law enforcement official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the details of the case were closely held. The official claims that Alexey had not uncovered any type of information that would have been useful to his government.

The spy has already been sent home. He agreed to deportation in lieu of further charges in the U.S. Who wouldn’t agree to that? Hey… go ahead and infiltrate our country illegally! We don’t care. We’ll just send your butt back home with a handshake and a smile. It’s quite okay with us if you passed sensitive information back to your leaders, so long as you hand over your home and money before you go.

What I’d like to know is what type of governmental policy information Alexey and his superiors thought they could possibly glean from Microsoft. Perhaps the Redmond-based corporation is secretly a hotbed of classified information. Their hardware, software and gadgets must be merely a cover-up, right?

Are There Spies at Microsoft?

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All of the food videos have been fun lately, and I’m really enjoying learning about what people eat in other countries. I hope you are, too! Tonight, we’re discussing favorites from Russia!

• Ovsyanka This is a kind of porridge, made from a special groat, but it’s a very tasty and healthy dish if cooked properly. It is served as a breakfast in many luxury hotels here in Moscow.
• Yaeetchnitsa This is fried eggs, but Russian people like to add in many another products like meat, sausages, pasta and so on. So this is a “compilation” of products made together in one pan.
• Golubtsee This is small pieces of fried meat wrapped in cabbage leaves. It’s a traditional Russian food, and very popular here. You can’t eat too many at once, becasue they aren’t very nourishing. They are really yummy with a good sauce, like chili.
• Adgeeka This is a very popular sauce here. It’s fresh Georigan tomatoes, processed in a meat grinder. They are then boiled into a paste with red pepper, garlic and other seasonings. It’s excellent with meat or pasta.
• Oliviee Salad This is made of processed ham, pieces of onion, small chunks of other meats, peas, chinese salad leaves, pepper and salt. This is all mixed together with mayonnaise. It’s a very popular holiday meal. Many Russian men like this salad with a glass of Vodka.

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Russian Food from Moscow