Maria Adela Kuhfeldt Rivera's cover was compromised when her passport numbers were discovered to be within range of two other covert GRU spies. The Russian spy honey-trapped NATO staff in Naples and sold cheap knock-offs as jewellery, according to reports.
She pretended to be a jewelry designer, socialite from Latin America, and nightclub owner. It was only natural to be drawn to Maria Adela Kuhfeldt Rivera's attractive appearance. One of her fans, a NATO employee based in Naples, Italy, even claimed to having a brief love relationship with her.
But one day Maria abruptly left them all, leaving a mysterious note that seemed to indicate her cancer was the reason for her hasty departure. It turns out that was untrue.
A team of online data sleuths discovered that Maria, alias Olga Kolobova, was a Russian spy who was able to charm her way into the highest levels of NATO in Italy. Back in 2006, Maria entered the murky world of espionage.
Maria was allegedly a GRU "illegal" ...