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An FBI investigator came down with a mysterious case of 'Havana Syndrome' after spending hours with an alleged Russian spy posing as a chef, it has emerged.
A bombshell report by Insider, 60 Minutes and Der Spiegel claims that an anonymous FBI interrogator suffered excruciating pain out of the blue after spending hours with Russian immigrant Vitalii Kovalev.
Kovalev had made local headlines in Florida in June 2020 after being arrested for a high-speed chase through Key West, Florida.
The arrest led officers to find a collection of curious items including bank account information on notepads, a device used to read an onboard computer, and a Russian passport.
It was also found that he was a high-level chef that had cooked for an array of celebrities and influential figures on the East Coast, even appearing on morning cooking segments on TV.
The outlets claim to have discovered evidence that Kovalev was a member of Russia's military intelligence service - linking him to the use of a specialized energy wave weapon that has been suspected of being used by Russia to target US officials overseas.
Vitalii Kovalev was arrested in June 2020 for a high-speed chase through Key West, Florida, which uncovered mysterious links to the Kremlin
Kovalev had been a high-level chef in New York and had catered for the rich and famous, all while being suspected of being a Russian spy
Kovalev seen during his June 2020 arrest. When the FBI interrogated him after his arrest, one agent claimed to begin suffering Havana Syndrome
The rise of 'Havana Syndrome' began in 2016, when US officials began reporting strange illnesses, including painful tinnitus in their ears and brain injuries.
After years of speculation, a whistleblower this week warned that the Pentagon had suspected Russia was behind the attacks, but it was afraid to acknowledge it over fears of sparking war.
Research by The Insider, a Russia-focused investigative media group based in Riga, Latvia, reported that the Havana syndrome may be linked to energy weapons wielded by members of a Russian military intelligence sabotage unit.
The outlet joint-published evidence linking Kovalev to the illness of one FBI interrogator, alleging that Havana Syndrome has been linked to 'a directed energy weapon wielded by operatives of GRU Unit (Kovalev's unit) 29155.'
When he was arrested in Florida on June 16, 2020, Kovalev had led Key West cops on a daring 115mph chase in his white convertible Mustang.
He had been seen talking on a cell phone as he swerved into traffic, and carried on for 15 miles until his vehicle was stopped by spike strips and he was apprehended.
Officers found a strange collection of items in the car, including a bowl that had seemingly had paper burned in it, a notepad with bank account information for $75,000, and a device used to read information off an onboard computer.
Kovalev was said to have exhibited bizarre behavior once handcuffed in a cop car, speaking in both Russian and English in a conversational manner despite not appearing to have any kind of communication device or phone on him.
He was identified by his Russian passport in the car, noting that he hailed from St Petersburg, had a green card, and lived in New York.
Once in custody in Florida, he pleaded guilty to charges of resisting an officer, evading police, and assaulting a nurse who administered a COVID-19 test.
Kovalev's arrest led officers to find a collection of curious items including bank account information on notepads, a device used
