NEW: A Mexican citizen has been arrested for acting within the US on behalf of the Russian government. "the Russian government official provided Fuentes with a physical description of a U.S. Government source’s vehicle and told Fuentes to locate the car" justice.gov/opa/pr/individ…
Pretty terrifying: "Fuentes’s travel companion, who resides and is legally married to Fuentes in Mexico, walked away from Fuentes’s rental car to the U.S. Government source’s vehicle and took a photograph of the source’s vehicle’s license plate."
2 days later, Fuentes was arrested and admitted to the operation.
Based on identifying details, this appears to be the man involved. "For his contributions to molecular biology, the President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev granted him the highest Russian recognition in 2009." mexico-singapore.com/directorio/
"Young Investigator Award of Russia (Cardiovascular Research - 2014), Prize awarded by the President of Russia Vladimir Putin"
This guy isn't a nobody. He's a well respected doctor who apparently was in the running for the Nobel Prize in Medicine. Fascinating look into how Putin operates and who he coopts/chooses for these operations.
From 2018:
