White Collar: Scoop on Annet Mahendru's role in season 5 from Entertainment Weekly's Sandra Gonzalez

Here's some scoop on White Collar from Entertainment Weekly's Sandra Gonzalez's The Spoiler Room column, which was posted on 6/21/13.

Thanks for all the USA shows scoop last week, but you missed White Collar! Anything for me? Even something small? — Lauren
You may have heard that Americans actress Annet Mahendru is guest starring on the upcoming fifth season as a Russian figure skater. A bonus scooplet? She’s working with Peter and Neal to bring down her bad-guy beau, but in order to do so, she has to get closer to the action than she ever wanted.

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White Collar: Casts Annet Mahendru and Mike Dopud in Season 5-TVLine

According to TVLine's Matt Webb Mitovich, Annet Mahendru and Mike Dopud will be guest-starring in a season 5 episode of White Collar. Here's an excerpt from the article, which gives some details on Mahendruand Dopud's roles:

TVLine has learned exclusively that Mahendru will guest-star in the sixth episode of Season 5 as Katya, a talented Russian figure skater who shows Olympic promise.

How might Peter and Neal figure in? Well, it appears that Katya might not be in her homeland’s best graces, seeing as onetime Continuum baddie/Mistresses newcomer Mike Dopud is appearing in the same episode as Sergei, a Russian gangster.

Link to the full article:‘White Collar’ Season 5 Cast Annet Mahendru as Russian Skater - TVLine