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Son of imprisoned spy pleads guilty

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- An Oregon man has pleaded guilty to charges he was a conduit for Russian payments to his father, an imprisoned spy, U.S. prosecutors say.

Acting U.S. Attorney Kent S. Robinson and David Kris, assistant attorney general for national security, said in a Justice Department release Thursday that Nathaniel James Nicholson, 25, of Eugene pleaded guilty to two counts of a federal indictment accusing him of being an agent of the Russian Federation.

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The younger Nicholson was accused of conspiracy to act as an agent of a foreign government and conspiracy to commit money laundering. His guilty plea means he will face up to 25 years in prison at his Jan. 25 sentencing hearing.

Nicholson admitted he helped his incarcerated father Harold receive money from Russian Federation agents in exchange for his past spy efforts.

The elder Nicholson is serving a 283-month sentence at an Oregon correctional institution after being convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage in 1997.

The father, whose age was not reported, was convicted of taking part in espionage activities while working as a Central Intelligence Agency employee.

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