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Was a KGB agent really raising his family in the small town of Merrimack, New Hampshire?
Allegedly, that’s exactly what 35-year-old Alexey Brayman and his wife Daria were doing.
Now, Alexey Brayman is out on bail with a curfew and electronic monitoring, according to WMUR-TV, after he was accused of being part of a Russian smuggling ring where his suburban New Hampshire home was used as a clearing house.
Now, I never watched the hit television show The Americans, but if you recall, it was about KGB spies living on American soil leading a very typical, unassuming American life in plain sight in Washington, D.C.
As a matter of fact, People Magazine says that the FBI is comparing Alexey and Daria to that show. Well, except this alleged version happened in a tiny New Hampshire town.
So where does the online Etsy craft store play a role?
People Magazine says Alexey is accused of using the store CoolHouzGifts as a cover. According to the New York Post, Alexey allegedly shipped high-tech equipment used in nuclear weapons development to places in Europe and Asia, where the items then continued on to their final destination of Russia.
However, according to People Magazine, Daria says she had no idea her husband was allegedly involved in this Russian smuggling ring, and hasn’t been arrested.
The Daily Mail UK…
