Sergey Vladimirovich Cherkasov
Sergey Vladimirovich Cherkasov | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1985 or 1986 |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Other names | Victor Muller Ferreira |
| Occupation | Alleged Russian intelligence officer (GRU) |
| Known for | Attempted infiltration of the International Criminal Court under a false identity |
| Criminal charge(s) | Identity fraud, acting as an agent of a foreign power, visa fraud, bank fraud, wire fraud, drug trafficking (in Russia), money laundering |
| Criminal penalty | 5 years and 2 months (Brazil, identity fraud) |
| Criminal status | Imprisoned in Brazil |
| Espionage activity | |
| Allegiance | Russia |
| Agency | GRU |
Sergey Vladimirovich Cherkasov (Russian: Сергей Владимирович Черкасов), also known as Victor Muller Ferreira, is an alleged Russian intelligence officer working for the GRU, whose true identity was revealed by the Dutch General Intelligence and Security Service in 2022. He was first sentenced by a Brazilian federal court to 15 years in prison for using a forged Brazilian government-issued document, but the sentence was later reduced to 5 years and 2 months. As of January 2024, Cherkasov remained in prison, and Brazil had brought a new charge, that he had received and laundered money from a Russian diplomatic employee there, a charge that might forestall an early release from prison.