Russian Spy Ring Run by Ex-Wirecard COO Convicted of Spying

Three Bulgarian nationals were found guilty of spying for Russia in the UK as part of a sophisticated international espionage ring run by the fugitive ex-Wirecard chief operating officer.

A London jury convicted Katrin Ivanova, Vanya Gaberova, and Tihomir Ivanov Ivanchev on charges of conspiring to collect sensitive information useful to Russia between 2020 and 2023 by a London jury on Friday. Three others Orlin Roussev, Bizer Dzhambazov and Ivan Iliev Stoyanov previously pleaded guilty to espionage charges.

The ruling comes after three month long trial where the prosecutors alleged that the accused — all between the age of 30 ...