A former US Marine in Moscow for a wedding has formally been charged with spying. There is speculation that he was arrested so Russia could trade him for one of its citizens accused of trying to influence US elections. The former US Marine detained in Russia has been charged with espionage, the Interfax news agency […]
The Maria Butina Case Is Not About Spying…
Why did U.S. authorities bother to pursue a Russian gun-rights activist for activities they could easily have ignored? The answer should worry you. Two things stand out in this week’s plea deal of Maria Butina, the Russian citizen branded by U.S. media as an “accused spy.” The description of her offense by federal prosecutors doesn’t […]
Maria Butina: Russian Activist Pleads Guilty. Cooperating with Prosecutors…
A Russian woman accused in the US of acting as an agent for the Kremlin to infiltrate political groups has pleaded guilty in a deal with prosecutors. Gun rights activist Maria Butina, 30, admitted a single count of conspiracy at a court in Washington DC. She allegedly tried to infiltrate the National Rifle Association (NRA) […]
FLASHBACK: Missing Files Motivated the Leak of Michael Cohen’s Financial Records…
FBI, Mueller, House & Senate Intelligence Committees All Received Leaked Documents…
Leaked Documents to BuzzFeed Journalists…
Leaked 1000’s of Documents…
Leaker Had a Co-Conspirator…
Treasury Employee Arrested. Accused of Leaking Bank Records on Manafort, Gates, Russia…
The U.S. has arrested a Treasury Department employee for leaking confidential bank records pertaining to Paul Manafort, Rick Gates, the Russian Embassy and Maria Butina, who’s been accused of being a Russian agent. Natalie Mayflower Sours Edwards , a senior adviser at the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, known as FinCEN, was accused of leaking Suspicious […]
Alleged Russian Spy Presses Feds for Arrest Docs, Other Records…
Accused Russian spy Maria Butina on Sunday filed a letter requesting the government turn over criminal records, arrest reports and details on witnesses prosecutors might use to build their case against her. The eight-page discovery letter Butina’s attorneys filed on Sunday is a common request for documents in a criminal case and seeks information the […]