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Brother questions why American is being held by Moscow, suspects swap deal for Russian agent in U.S.
The brother of an American man being held in Moscow on suspicion of spying is raising the possibility that his sibling is being used as a pawn in a potential exchange for a Russian woman behind bars in the U.S. Paul Whelan's brother told The ...
Retired U.S. Marine arrested in Russia for spying was there for wedding: family
Paul Whelan, a former U.S. Marine arrested in Russia on espionage charges, was visiting Moscow over the holidays to attend a wedding when he suddenly disappeared, his brother said Tuesday. Whelan, 48, who is head of global security for a Michigan-based auto parts supplier, was ...
A Russian national who built a powerful network of Republican contacts via the U.S. gun rights lobby that reached into President Donald Trump's circle admitted Thursday acting as an illegal foreign agent. Maria Butina — the first Russian convicted in the sprawl of cases arising ...
U.S. judge declines to release accused Russian agent Maria Butina pending trial
A U.S. judge on Monday refused to release accused Russian agent Maria Butina from jail pending trial, deciding that she remains a serious flight risk. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan sided with prosecutors, who opposed a bid by Butina's lawyers during a status hearing in ...
Russian accused of spying in U.S. faces 'borderline torture': Moscow
Russia accused the United States of trying to break the spirit in jail of Maria Butina, a woman U.S. authorities say is a Russian government agent, and complained she was being subjected to "borderline torture." Butina, a 29-year-old gun rights advocate living in Washington, D.C., ...
Jared Kushner Russia policy role grew after unreported March 2016 Henry Kissinger lunch
In March 2016, as the U.S. foreign policy establishment shunned presidential candidate Donald Trump, his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, was invited to lunch for a think tank urging engagement with Russia. The meeting at Manhattan's Time Warner Center, which hasn't been reported before, would prove significant ...
Third-party motion to have alleged Russian agent Maria Butina's charges dropped rejected
A third party requested to intervene in the case against alleged Russian operative Maria Butina and have the indictment charging her with acting as an unregistered agent of the country dismissed, but was rejected. Butina has been held since her arrest July 15 after prosecutors ...
U.S. judge may consider gag order in case of accused Russian agent Maria Butina
A U.S. judge said on Wednesday she may consider imposing a gag order on lawyers for accused Russian agent Maria Butina after prosecutors complained about statements by her lead attorney to the news media and expressed concern about turning over evidence to the defense. U.S. ...
Accused Russian agent Maria Butina met in 2015 with U.S. Treasury, Fed officials
Accused Russian agent Maria Butina had wider high-level contacts in Washington than previously known, taking part in 2015 meetings between a visiting Russian official and two senior officials at the U.S. Federal Reserve and Treasury Department. The meetings, revealed by several people familiar with the ...
U.S. grand jury indicts woman on charges of being Russian agent who infiltrated political groups
A U.S. grand jury returned an indictment against a Russian woman on Tuesday, and added a charge accusing her of acting as a Russian government agent while developing ties with American citizens and infiltrating political groups. Maria Butina, who studied at American University in Washington ...
U.S. arrests, accuses woman of acting as Russian covert agent, including infiltrating NRA
Federal prosecutors in Washington revealed Monday that they have arrested a 29-year-old woman and accused her of working as a covert Russian agent, gathering intelligence on American officials and political organizations through her gun-rights contacts. The announcement of the arrest of Maria Butina came just ...
