NYC diplomatic compound reported hotbed of Russian espionage The pol also slammed the FBI for claiming it doesn’t have jurisdiction over the spooks’ skyscraper. Torres’ office said that the Office of Foreign Missions within the State Department has “unilateral authority” to close the compound and revoke its diplomatic status. The State Department did not return requests for comment. The FBI said the bureau “cannot discuss whether we are conducting specific investigations.” Torres called on the FBI to “reveal the truth about the national security risk posed” by the Russian compound. The classified gathering was first reported Wednesday by The Daily Beast. The classified State Department briefing suggests that the federal government shares some of Torres’ concerns but it’s provided no details on any possible plan of action. “The time has come for the Bureau to break its silence and reveal the truth about the national security risk posed by the Russian Diplomatic Compound in the Bronx,” Torres wrote. Torres has repeatedly stated that constituents have reached out to his office voicing concern about the 20-story building. Photo by Caroline Brehman/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images Ritchie Torres, who has called for the building to be investigated in the past, confirmed the briefing took place. The congressman added: “Given the heightened risk of Russian retaliation against the United States for aiding the Ukrainian struggle for self-rule, the FBI should strongly consider assessing whether the presence … threatens the national security interests of the United States.” Rep. “The compound is shrouded in secrecy that the FDNY could not access the property when a fire broke out.“
“The Russian Diplomatic Compound is strategically sited at the highest point in the Bronx, making it both literally and metaphorically a structure of surveillance,” Torres wrote. In a new letter sent to the FBI and Attorney General Merrick Garland Tuesday and reviewed by The Post, the first-term Democrat wrote that the FBI “has been missing in action” and called attention to its specific location at 355 West 255th St. In March, Torres called on the FBI to investigate the Cold War-era high-rise in the Bronx that’s home to some of the Kremlin’s most powerful diplomats in light of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Ritchie Torres’ office on Wednesday confirmed the meeting took place but would not provide further details. The State Department held a top secret congressional briefing Friday on the Russian spy compound in New York as calls to close down the building continue to escalate, The Post has learned.īronx Rep.
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