Accused Russian Spy in US Reaches Deal to Plead Guilty

An accused Russian spy held by the United States on charges of infiltrating Republican Party circles to provide information to Moscow has reached a deal with prosecutors to plead guilty, court records showed Monday. Maria Butina, who was arrested in July and detained since then, is set to appear in a Washington court as soon as Tuesday, although  the criminal offenses to which she is expected to plead guilty were not disclosed. The 30-year-old Butina had pleaded not guilty to...

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