You know what ex-boyfriends are good for? Selling naked photos of you to Playboy after you're unmasked as a Russian spy and deported from the United States. Anna Chapman became infamous as the "sexy," if not very good, spy—her cover: NYC party girl— attempting to gain access to American secrets, thanks to some fetching Facebook pictures and is now basically a national hero in Russia (she is heading up the youth wing of Vladimir Putin's party). Now, Playboy is publishing nude photographs of the 28-year-old in its January issue. more ›

Okay, so it seems that some dudes would happily buy the Russian Maxim that features several photographs of Russian spy Anna Chapman in lingerie (and less). But would you be willing to shell out 99 cents for an iPhone poker app? Wired got a press release for the "Poker with Anna Chapman" app ("a red-hot yet elegant poker app spiced up with some Russian-style steaminess") which really does sound like something out of the Onion. Here's an excerpt: "...Poker with Anna Chapman boasts an exclusive collection of Anna’s photos in which she flaunts posh outfits and allows a glance at her social life with parties, shopping and more...." more ›

It seems the road to fame and fortune—or at least infamy and lingerie photo shoots—still exists even if you've been deported from the United States as a bumbling spy. Anna Chapman, the former NYC party girl with extensive Facebook pictures who was accused of being a Russian spy, was sent back to Mother Russia, where she's been made an advisor to a bank and feted by President Dmitry Medvedev with the Kremlin's highest honor. And now she's in the new issue of the Russian Maxim! more ›

Yesterday, feds busted a massive computer virus hacker ring, including several "money mules," such as Russian beauty Kristina Svechinskaya. The whole story got us jonesin' for Anna Chapman, the Russian spy who was better at stealing our hearts than she was at stealing our countries secrets. Well, maybe we'll get our fix: today, there are reports that another sexy Eastern European who was part of the ring is on the run! more ›

Who doesn't miss Anna Chapman, the redheaded, nipple clamp-loving Russian spy? Since she was sent back to Moscow in July, she's kept out of the limelight and been relatively quiet, except for the occasional Facebook update. Those updates couldn't possibly get her in trouble, and bring her back into our lives, could they?? more ›

Aw, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin celebrated with the "Deep Cover" Russian spies who were arrested in the U.S. and sent to Moscow in a "spy swap" earlier this month. He said, "I met them. We talked about life. We sang, not karaoke, but to live music. We sang From What the Motherland Begins," which the Guardian explains is a "a sentimental Soviet song... about a daring Russian agent who is sent to Germany during the second world war and infiltrates the SS." Putin added, "I'm not joking, I am serious. And other songs with a similar content." more ›

In the latest Facebook musing from alleged spy Anna Chapman, she denies a Page Six story that claims she's trying to sell her story for $250,000 and wants the money sent to a Swiss bank account. Chapman writes, "This is an absolute lie." more ›

Ah, to be beautiful, mysterious, and now, thoroughly political: now that Russian "spy babe" Anna Chapman's story is worthy of a book deal, we all know from the Obama line of political thinking that she is ready to run for office - in this case, parliament. The head of the chapter of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia in Chapman's native Volgograd is pushing for her to run for parliament in 2012 and "will do everything to promote her candidacy for a Duma seat in the next parliament elections." Everything? What about making the public un-see the embarassing nude pics? Or calling on her international Insane Facebook Posse to bring her to victory? The rumored invite from Angelina Jolie to attend the Moscow premiere of Salt? more ›

Maybe Russian intelligence agent Anna Chapman has already sold her story, since we've had a growing suspicion that this whole ordeal has just been an elaborate viral marketing campaign for Angelina Jolie's upcoming spy thriller, Salt. The timing is just too perfect! Chapman, the attractive NYC party girl who passed information to Russian officials, shares a life story which eerily resembles the movie's plot, in which Jolie plays suspected Russian sleeper agent Evelyn Salt. Even they've got to realize the similarities, as the NY Post reports that Jolie has now asked local promoters to invite Chapman to the film's Moscow premiere next week. There's just one slight kink: Chapman's location is unknown. more ›

The Post noticed how accused Russian spy Anna Chapman—the NYC party girl whose fetching and topless photos have made her a little more infamous than her peers—is back on Facebook. Chapman's status was updated, on July 9, to read, "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times... (Charles Dickens)" Aww, kind of sucks to know that calling your dad after a suspicious interaction with an undercover FBI agent helped accelerate one's arrest and shipment back to Russia. But she could be getting literary for a reason—Chapman wants to sell her story! more ›

Aha: The Washington Post suggests that the arrest of ten alleged Russian spies was prompted by a phone call that A NYC party girl and social networking enthusiast made to her father, because the FBI informant posing as a Russian contact was a bit suspicious: "An anxious June 26 phone call from Russian spy Anna Chapman to her father, a KGB veteran working in Moscow's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, led the Obama administration to hasten the arrests the next day of Chapman and nine other 'illegals' in the United States, according to U.S. law enforcement and intelligence sources." more ›

The son of the an alleged spy told reporters that his mother and stepfather were innocent, in spite of their guilty pleas. Waldo Mariscal, whose mother Vicky Peleaz and stepfather Juan Lazaro left the country yesterday for Russia, said of Peleaz, "The only Russian thing she likes is vodka with passion fruit." And of Lazaro, who said in court that his name was actually Mikhail Vasenkov, Mariscal insisted, "I still believe Juan Lazaro is from Uruguay." more ›

The 10 people accused by the Justice Department of being spies for the Russian government were swapped for supposed American spies detained in Russia at an airport in Vienna, Austria. The NY Times reports, "Planes carrying 10 convicted Russian sleeper agents and 4 men accused by Moscow of spying for the West swooped into the Austrian capital, once a hub of clandestine East-West maneuvering, and the men and women were transferred, the Justice Department said. The planes soon took off again in a coda fitting of an espionage novel." more ›

Oh, Anna Chapman—how could you leave just as we're learning about your penchant for nipple clamps and appreciation of the American Dream? A lawyer for the accused Russian spy tells ABC News that she "will appear in New York court today and then head directly to the airport to fly back to Moscow." And ABC News adds, "Chapman's mother, Irina Kushenko, said her daughter will arrive by noon Friday in Moscow." more ›

Everyone is so distracted by "sexy" alleged Russian spy Anna Chapman and her topless photos and "kinky" sex life* (unclear if she wore the tiara), we're not sure if they noticed this Wall Street Journal article about NYPD Deputy Commissioner and spokesman Paul Browne—he says a Russian spy tried to recruit him in the 1970s! more ›

Oh, Anna Chapman. Thanks to a reputation as a NYC party girl, as well as plenty of photographs on social networking sites, she has emerged as the tabloids' favorite alleged spy to write about. Which also means that her ex-husband can share topless photos of her and discuss their sex life. more ›

According to court papers, a couple living in Arlington, Virginia (you know, CLOSE TO WASHINGTON D.C.) admitted to being spies for Russia. Federal prosecutors says that Michael Zottoli said he was Russian national named Mikhail Kutzik while Patricia Mills confessed she's Russian citizen Natalia Pereverzeva. CNN reports, "Prosecutors said that the couple waived their rights to remain silent and made the admissions soon after being arrested at their Arlington, Virginia residence over the weekend." more ›

The British ex-husband of a NYC party girl who is accused of being a spy told the Daily Telegraph that he was interviewed by the British intelligence service MI5. Alex Chapman, a psychologist-in-training, said of ex-wife Anna, "When I saw that she had been arrested on suspicion of spying it didn’t come as much of a surprise to be honest. Towards the end of our marriage she became very secretive, going for meetings on her own with 'Russian friends’, and I guess it might have been because she was in contact with the Russian government." more ›

The cover of today's Post feature a huge photograph of alleged Russian spy, Anna Chapman, and the headline "SPYVY LEAGUE." But the story is actually about another suspected mole, Cynthia Murphy, and how she allegedly used her cred as a recent MBA graduate from Columbia Business School to recruit more spies for Mother Russia! But Murphy only gets a little inset photo, because there are no photos of Murphy looking over her shoulder fetchingly while wearing some sort of baby blue lingerie-type top. more ›

Who doesn't love a story about alleged Russian spies living amongst us in the city and the suburbs? And when one of those "spies" seems to be a party girl with a "Victoria's Secret body." The Post takes a real shine to Anna Chapman, who wrote on her Facebook page, "America is a free country. Over here, it is easy to meet successful people. In Moscow, it is practically impossible because you have to be as successful as they are... here you can meet successful people on the street and go have dinner with them." more ›