A shocking espionage case has unfolded in Russia, where an American man named Eugene “Gene” Spector was found guilty of spying on the country. Russian authorities claim that Spector, who had been collecting "biomedical" data, was gathering information for the US government. They believe the data could have been used to create a high-tech genetic screening system to analyze the Russian population.

The Federal Security Service (FSB) of Russia accused Spector of acting on behalf of the Pent...