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Update: Portuguese Spy and Russian Lovers |
2016-05-26 |
[Daily Caller] A Portuguese intelligence official caught passing secret information to his Russian spy handler may have been encouraged to engage in espionage due to his relationships with Russian women. Frederico Carvalhao of the Portuguese Security Information Service (SIS) intelligence agency may have been victim of what is called in the espionage world a "honeypot" trap, according to reports. Carvalhao was known for having relationships with women of Russian and Eastern European background. The honeypot trap is a tactic that involves convincing a victim to engage in espionage activities by exploiting them through romantic and sexual relationships. Although the tactic is a common theme in fictional spy novels, there have also been several examples of it in real world situations. Carvalhao had been on the radar of counter-intelligence units for around a year. He flew to Rome for what he thought was going to be a routine meeting with his Russian handler, little did he know Portuguese intelligence officials, in conjunction with Italian security officials, were already lying in wait to catch him. |
Posted by:Besoeker |
#2 Doesn't make him any less a spy. |
Posted by: Pappy 2016-05-26 11:42 |
#1 Carvalhão not Carvalhao |
Posted by: Tarzan Slailet2796 2016-05-26 11:16 |