Alexey Karetnikov worked as an entry-level software tester at Microsoft for nine months. He was deported to Russia on Tuesday after he admitted to being in the U.S. illegally, a report says. Microsoft says he was not connected with 10 other Russians accused of spying for the Russian government. The 10 suspects pleaded guilty last week in a New York court to various actions, including communicating with Russia and facilitating money transfers. A spy swap in Vienna brought an apparent end to a highly publicized case.”]
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