Also, Army Secretary John McHugh wants to give soldiers more time at home, and state police investigate discovery of human remains.
View full sizeBrooklyn resident Jose Rosario holds a sign in support of Vicky Pelaez, an accused spy for Russia and reporter for the New York newspaper El Diario, outside Manhattan federal court Thursday.From The Telegraph:
Suspects "Michael Zottoli" and "Patricia Mills" – a married couple who were ordered to be kept in detention Friday along with a third suspect Mikhail Semenko – both confessed in post-arrest statements that their given names were fake and that they in fact were Russian citizens, prosecutors said."Zottoli" admitted his true name was Mikhail Kutzik and that his real birth date was different to the one given under his cover. "Mills" confessed her real name was Natalia Pereverzeva and that her family still live in Russia.
» Read the story: 'Russian spies' give up true identities
» Russian spy ring: FBI piles on evidence in bid to bolster case [The Guardian]
» Prosecutors: NY suspect spilled Russia spy details [The Associated Press]
In other news:
» Army secretary wants soldiers to get three years at home for every one year of deployment [Watertown Daily Times]
» Court sides with Schwarzenegger on minimum wage [The Associated Press]
» State Police investigate discovery of human remains [WSYR-TV Channel 9]
» Professor: Owasco Lake’s condition ‘got worse’ [The Auburn Citizen]