NEW YORK, October 8 - RAPSI. The Russian citizenship of Alexander Posobilov, who is suspected of involvement in a spy ring thought to have shipped US microelectronics to support Russian military and intelligence activities, was a factor in the court’s decision to deny his release on bail as the court believed there was a risk he could flee to another country, Vice Consul in Houston Stanislav Abramov told RIA Novosti.

The court ruled to keep Posobilov in custody throughout his case review.

Ukraine-born Svetalina Zagon, who was released on $250,000 bail, is a U.S. citizen.

The measure of restraint issued to Russian Anastasia Dyatlova will be considered on Tuesday, while that of Alexander Fishenko and Victoria Klebanova will be decided on Wednesday. The date to review the Brooklyn prosecutor's request to transfer the case to a New York court has yet to be scheduled. Abramov has also noted that each Russian defendant now has their own defense attorney.

According to the Russian Foreign Ministry statement on Friday, the United States has provided it with the indictment for the suspected Russians. "The Americans do not recognize double citizenship and consider all the detainees as U.S. citizens only. Nevertheless, we have managed to secure consulate access to the four detainees [with Russian citizenship], Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told journalists.

He added that there is still a great deal of uncertainty in the case.

Federal prosecutors in New York reported earlier that eleven members of an alleged secret Russian military procurement network have been charged in the United States with illegally shipping sophisticated microelectronics to Russia's military and intelligence agencies.

The FBI arrested the alleged ringleader, 46-year-old Alexander Fishenko, and seven others between October 3-4. They also executed search warrants at seven residences and business locations and seized assets from five bank accounts. The Department of Justice has stated that it believes three other suspects remain at-large and have already returned to Russia.

The charges read that Fishenko ran an elaborate scheme as of 2008 that tricked customs agents into believing that his company - the Houston-based Arc Electronics, Inc. - manufactured and shipped routine products to Russia. Instead, the suspects provided Russia with "controlled, sensitive technologies" that can be used for radar and surveillance systems, weapons guidance systems, and detonation triggers.