The FBI’s June #ArtifactoftheMonth is a laptop that a Russian spy named Anna Chapman used to create a private wireless network for communicating with a Russian government official. ow.ly/o7jk50Aj6pc 
The #FBI recovered the laptop during Operation Ghost Stories, an investigation into deep-cover Russian operatives in the U.S. The case against these so-called “illegals” inspired the creators of the FX series “The Americans.”
Chapman and the other spies collected information to send to Russia. They targeted colleagues and friends, seeking to develop sources in U.S. policymaking circles.
#OTD in 2010, the FBI arrested 10 illegals, including Chapman. Eleven days later, the spies pleaded guilty to conspiring to serve as unlawful agents of the Russian Federation within the U.S. You can read more about Operation Ghost Stories at ow.ly/3Xhv30qTULF.
