Prominent Mexican scientist Hector Cabrera Fuentes, found guilty of spying for Russia, was sentenced in the United States to four years in prison, Voice of America reports..

The 37-year-old biochemist pleaded guilty in February to acting on behalf of a foreign government.. And here's the verdict.

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“I deeply regret and repent my actions and apologize to the United States. Every person makes mistakes in his life, and this is my big mistake, ”said the famous biochemist.

Cabrera Fuentes, who lived in Singapore, was arrested in Miami in 2020 for spying on a "

Russian government official recruited Cabrera Fuentes in 2019, according to court documents.

Recall that in October last year, the SBU announced the completion of a pre-trial investigation against a former official of the Administration of the President of Ukraine and the Office of the National Security and Defense Council, who is accused of high treason. According to counterintelligence, the ex-official passed secret information about the highest authorities to representatives of a foreign intelligence service..