Bronx Rep. Ritchie Torres demanded the FBI look into the secretive Russian compound in Riverdale on Tuesday, saying his borough refuses to have “espionage in our own backyard.”
on Tuesday, saying his borough refuses to have “espionage in our own backyard.”
Outside the gates of the 20-story Soviet-Era high-rise at 355 West 255th St. in the Bronx, Torres said Tuesday that “espionage must be exposed wherever it exists, and must be expelled wherever it is exposed. The homeland security of the United States depends on it.” Russian diplomates live in the Bronx building, but rumors have been circulating for years that it also shelters Russian intelligence officers.Rep. Ritchie Torres believes that the claims about the building’s tenants have never been investigated.
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