Edward Snowden is a registered Russian taxpayer.
The former US National Security Agency whistleblower, who has lived in Russia since his revelations rocked the US intelligence community in 2013, has a taxpayer identification number, RFE/RL's Russian investigative unit, Systema, has found.
The number, which appears in the database maintained by the Russian Federal Tax Service, also shows Snowden's registered address is in Lyubertsy, a Moscow region suburb better known for drab Soviet-era apartment blocks and 1990s gang lore.
Snowden, whom President Vladimir Putin granted citizenship to in September 2022, could not be reached for comment. He did not immediately respond to a direct message sent via X. Snowden's wife, Lindsay Mills, and Snowden's lawyer, Anatoly Kucherena, did not respond to messages from Systema.
Snowden's revelations about US intelligence and surveillance programs, many of which were overseen by the National Security Agency, stunned not just Americans but also many US allies in Europe and elsewhere.
The US Justice Department indicted Snowden in June 2013 under the Espionage Act, not long after US and British newspapers began publishing stories based on millions of documents leaked by Snowden. Shortly after the indictment, Snowden flew from Hong Kong to Moscow.
The US State Department revoked his passport, and Russian authorities then granted him asylum and then legal residency. In 2023, a year after receiving citizenship, he received a Russian passport.
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