US charges five people over alleged Russian plots

Prosecutors said that the group worked on behalf of Russian intelligence services to carry out attacks and murders around the world.

US Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks during a news briefing at the White House, Washington, DC, September 15, 2026 [Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo]

Five people have been charged over alleged Russian intelligence-linked plots involving surveillance, recruitment and planned killings, according to an indictment unsealed by the United States Department of Justice .

Prosecutors said on Tuesday that the group worked on behalf of Russian intelligence services to carry out attacks and murders internationally, including within the US, and that all five remain at large.

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The defendants were identified as Russian national Yuri Khrameev, 63, his son Kirill Khrameev, 27, Cubans Oemis Romagoza Durruthy and Yaidel Delgado Suarez, both 35, and 22-year-old Venezuelan Angel Eduardo Castro.

All five were charged with conspiring to finance terrorism, while Khrameev, Suarez and Castro face additional charges of conspiring to commit murder for hire.

At a news conference, Attorney General Todd Blanche said the plots included attempts to kill a Russian dissident believed to be living in the Washington, DC area.

Justice Department officials said the network had recruited several people in the US to carry out surveillance on Russian dissidents, targeting individuals both domestically and in Lithuania.

In one instance, a recruit was reportedly promised $40,000 to make a US-based target “disappear”. A separate recruit was allegedly offered $25,000 the previous year to kill someone in Lithuania.

Russia’s embassy in the US has not commented on the case. Moscow has consistently rejected accusations that it has orchestrated assassination operations on foreign soil, including in the US.

检察官称，该团伙为俄罗斯情报部门工作，在世界各地实施袭击和谋杀。

美国司法部长托德·布兰奇于2026年9月15日在华盛顿特区白宫举行的新闻发布会上发表讲话。[杰奎琳·马丁/美联社照片]

根据美国司法部公布的起诉书，五人因涉嫌参与与俄罗斯情报机构有关的阴谋而被起诉，这些阴谋涉及监视、招募和有计划的谋杀。

检察官周二表示，该团伙为俄罗斯情报部门工作，在国际范围内（包括美国境内）实施袭击和谋杀，目前五名成员仍然在逃。

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被告被确认为 63 岁的俄罗斯公民尤里·哈拉梅耶夫 (Yuri Khrameev)、他 27 岁的儿子基里尔·哈拉梅耶夫 (Kirill Khrameev)、35 岁的古巴人奥米斯·罗马戈萨·杜鲁西 (Oemis Romagoza Durruthy) 和耶德尔·德尔加多·苏亚雷斯 (Yaidel Delgado Suarez)，以及 22 岁的委内瑞拉人安吉尔·爱德华多·卡斯特罗 (Angel Eduardo Castro)。

五人均被控串谋资助恐怖主义，而赫拉梅耶夫、苏亚雷斯和卡斯特罗还面临串谋雇凶杀人的额外指控。

在新闻发布会上，司法部长托德·布兰奇表示，这些阴谋包括企图谋杀一名据信居住在华盛顿特区地区的俄罗斯异见人士。

美国司法部官员表示，该网络在美国招募了数人，对俄罗斯异见人士进行监视，目标既包括美国国内的个人，也包括立陶宛的个人。

据报道，曾有一名新兵被许诺支付4万美元，让他让一名身在美国的目标“消失”。另有一名新兵据称在前一年被许诺支付2.5万美元，让他去立陶宛杀人。

俄罗斯驻美国大使馆尚未对此案发表评论。莫斯科一贯否认其在包括美国在内的外国领土上策划暗杀行动的指控。