Russian spy Anna Chapman 'was close to seducing Obama official' Mr Figliuzzi refused to name the individual concerned but made clear that Miss Chapman caused particular alarm. "I think part of her value was indeed her ability to be engaging, charismatic and I think to that extent she might have been viewed by them [the SVR] as a potential honey trap," he said. She was getting closer and closer to higher and higher ranking leadership. Mr Figliuzzi said the cabinet member was warned of the threat. Miss Chapman has become a minor celebrity since returning to Russia, posing for men's magazines, launching her own television show about the paranormal and modelling at catwalk fashion shows. She and the other illegals were awarded with state medals and they got together with Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to sing a sentimental Soviet song about a Russian spy. Miss Chapman also became an adviser to Molodaya Gvardiya (Young Guard), the youth wing of Putin's United Russia party. Before moving to the United States, Miss Chapman, whose maiden name was Kushchenko, married an Englishman and spent four years until 2008 living in Britain. In summer 2010, it was reported that during her time in the UK Miss Chapman frequented nightclubs visited by Princes William and Harry such as Boujis, Movida and Tramp. M15 were said to be checking whether the Russian spy had targeted the royals.