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increase font size Ex-Army Green Beret who spied for Russia sentenced to 15 years Peter Dzibinski Debbins claimed Russian intelligence agents blackmailed him by threatening to expose his same-sex attractions, but prosecutors say he fabricated that excuse and considered himself a 'loyal son of Russia.' By MATTHEW BARAKATAssociated Press Share FALLS CHURCH, Va. — A former Army Green Beret who admitted divulging military secrets to Russia over a 15-year period was sentenced to more than 15 years in prison Friday on espionage charges. The sentence of 15 years and 8 months imposed on Peter Dzi...

"I want to serve Russia," Debbins wrote in 1997. "I had a messianic vision for myself in Russia, that I was going to free them from their oppressive government, so I was flattered when they reached out to me."

The sentence of 15 years and 8 months imposed on Peter Dzibinski Debbins was largely in line with the 17-year term sought by prosecutors.

Ex-Army Green Beret gets 15 years for Russian espionage MATTHEW BARAKAT, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — A former Army Green Beret who admitted divulging military secrets to Russia over a 15-year period was sentenced to more than 15 years in prison Friday on espionage charges. The sentence of 15 years and 8 months imposed on Peter Dzibinski Debbins, 46, of Gainesville, Virginia, by U.S. District Judge Claude Hilton was largely in line with the 17-year term sought by prosecutors. Defense lawyers sought a 5-year term. Debbins' lawyer, David Benowitz, argued tha...

Ex-Army Green Beret and U of M ROTC student gets 15 years for Russian espionage Photo: Alexandria Sheriff's Office via AP. This booking photo provided by the Alexandria, Va, Sheriff's Office, shows Peter Debbins, a former Army Green Beret, who was arrested Friday, Aug. 21, 2020, for allegedly conspiring with Russian intelligence operatives to provide them with United States national defense information. Associated Press Created: May 14, 2021 10:42 AM A former Army Green Beret who admitted divulging military secrets to Russia over a 15-year period was ...