Russian court sentences US citizen to 15 years in jail for espionage

A Russian court has sentenced a U.S. citizen to 15 years in jail for espionage on Tuesday, according to Russian state media outlets. 

Eugene Spector, who was born in Russia but later moved to the U.S. and got his U.S. citizenship, was already serving a 3 1/2-year sentence for bribery. On Tuesday, a new sentence of 13 years in a maximum security penal colony was added on, bringing his total time behind bars to 15 years, RIA Novosti reported. 

Spector was also fined 14 million rubles, which is around $140,000.