Anna Chapman
Anna Vasilyevna Chapman (Russian: А́нна Васи́льевна Ча́пман; born Anna Vasilyevna Kushchenko, 23 February 1982) is a Russian intelligence agent, media personality and model who was arrested in the United States on 27 June 2010 as part of the Illegals Program, a Russian spy ring. At the time of her arrest, she was accused of espionage on behalf of the Russian Federation's external intelligence agency, the Sluzhba vneshney razvedki (SVR). She had previously gained British citizenship through marriage, which she used to gain residency in the U.S.
Anna Chapman Анна Чапман | |
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Chapman in 2019 | |
| Born | Anna Vasilyevna Kushchenko 23 February 1982 Volgograd, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Other names | Anna Kushchenko Anya Kuschenko Anya Chapman |
| Citizenship | Russian British (revoked) |
| Occupation(s) | Entrepreneur, television host, and agent of the Russian Federation |
| Known for | Involvement with Russian Illegals Program |
| Criminal charge | Conspiracy to act as an unlawful agent of a foreign government |
| Spouses | Alex Chapman
(m. 2002; div. 2006)Brooklyn Denaro
(m. 2017, current) |
| Children | 1 |
| Parent | Vasily Kushchenko |
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Chapman pleaded guilty to a charge of conspiracy to act as an agent of a foreign government. She and the other Russians were deported to Russia on 8 July 2010, as part of the 2010 Russia–U.S. prisoner swap. Learning that Chapman had wanted to return to the United Kingdom, the UK government revoked her British citizenship and excluded her from the country.
Since her return to Russia, Chapman has worked in a variety of fields, including for the government as head of a youth council, a catwalk model in Russian fashion shows, and running a television series.