Federal prosecutors acknowledged in a court filing submitted late Friday that they were “mistaken” in accusing alleged Russian agent Maria Butina of offering “sex in exchange for a position within a special interest organization.” The sex allegation was made in a July 18 court filing submitted by U.S. Attorney Jessie K. Liu. Liu leveled the […]
Judge Denies Butina’s Release from Jail During Trial…
The Real Maria Butina Scandal: FBI Could Have Prevented It…
This is a tale of two alleged Russian agents — one who got rolled up once her ring activated against a Democratic political figure, and the other who was allowed to roam freely across the American political landscape for years while building contacts with conservatives. The second example, Maria Butina, was a photogenic 20-something Russian […]
Foreign Ministry Issues Strong Protest Over Butina’s Arrest to U.S. Department of State…
Russian diplomats keep monitoring the situation around Russian national Maria Butina arrested in the US, strong protest was issued to the US Department of State in connection with the way she is treated, Foreign Ministry’s Deputy Spokesperson Artyom Kozhin said on Thursday. “We continue to monitor most closely the situation with Russian national Maria Butina […]