A Russian woman has been charged with infiltrating US political organisations at the direction of a senior Kremlin official.

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Publish date : 2018-07-16 19:24:00
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Maria Butina, 29, arrested on Sunday and appeared before a magistrate in Washington on Monday, according to the DoJA Washington-based pro-gun activist affiliated with the National Rifle Association (NRA) has been charged with spying in the US for Russia.Maria Butina was charged with conspiracy to act as an agent of the Russian federation within the US without prior notification to the attorney general. Continue reading...

Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jul/16/maria-butina-charged-spying-russia-us-doj
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Publish date : 2018-07-16 19:13:15
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