Suspected Russian spy is deported
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From Times Wire Reports
A man accused of being a Russian spy while pretending to be a Canadian was deported to his homeland, officials said.
Canadian Public Safety Minister Stockwell Day said the man, who went by the name Paul William Hampel in Canada, left the country under close supervision.
The Canada Border Services Agency took Hampel into custody Nov. 14 after finding that his Ontario birth certificate was fraudulent. He acknowledged in court that he was Russian, but officials withheld his identity after he said he feared for his safety and that of his family.
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