US Charges Russian Woman With Conspiracy to Infiltrate American Organizations

An aide to a top Russian government official under U.S. sanctions was charged on Monday with conspiracy to infiltrate American organizations as part of Moscow's influence operations in the United States. Maria Butina, 29, was arrested on Sunday on charges of conspiring to act as an agent of the Russian government in the United States without notifying the attorney general. Butina appeared before a federal magistrate in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on Monday and...

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