in arlington, virginia. he did that. the money was wrapped in a newspaper. his home was also searched on monday. now when the u.s. undercover agent asked whether he had a specific meeting place, the response was, the russian consulate in new york city. a russian embassy spokesman tells cnn right now that they're unaware of reports of this spying arrests. >> this is interesting. we just had this cross right now from the russian foreign ministry saying it is regrettable that spy allegations have come forward after the president's meeting with their president. so it will be interesting to see how it affects u.s.-russia relations. >> yeah, it really will. these people were really here for the long term. 20 years. 25 years. they were supposed to fit in. they were supposed to blend in, become americanized. all of this to recruit people. question is, who did they recruit, how many people are out there, and what kind of information was actually gained because they were able to sort of turn people. >> because this operation is not over yet, is it? >> no.