Immigration security

ICE deports convicted Russian spy

A former New York-area banker, who was convicted in federal court of conspiring to act in the United States as an agent of the Russian Federation, was removed to Moscow Wednesday, by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO).

Evgeny Buryakov, aka Zhenya, 42, formerly of the New York area, was repatriated on board commercial flights, escorted by Cleveland-based ERO deportation officers and turned over to Russian authorities.

In March 2016, Buryako pleaded guilty to conspiring to work covertly as a Russian agent in the United States without notifying the Attorney General, paving the way for his deportation. As part of his plea agreement, he relinquished all claims to status in the United States, and agreed to enter ICE custody at the conclusion of his federal prison term. Buryako was turned over to ICE March 31, after his release from the Federal Bureau of Prisons in Elkton, Indiana.