NEW : Emmanuel : none passed classified info . NEW : Sutyagin was convicted in 2004 of passing secret data to members of U.S. intelligence services acting as employees of a British company called Alternative Futures , in exchange for monetary rewards in 1998-1999 . Emmanuel : ` ` Caught in the act of spying '' Release of the foreign spies is to occur quickly , federal officials say . The suspects on Thursday plead guilty to failing to register as foreign agents .
NEW : Emmanuel : none passed classified info . NEW : Emmanuel : ` ` Caught in the act of spying '' Release of the foreign spies is to occur quickly , federal officials say . The suspects on Thursday plead guilty to failing to register as foreign agents .