South Dakota man linked to Butina pleads guilty to fraud

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota man linked to a Russian agent said little Tuesday as he pleaded guilty to fraud charges unrelated to the agent’s case. Conservative political operative Paul Erickson admitted to a federal judge that he operated fraudulent investment schemes. Prosecutors say Erickson, who pleaded guilty to wire fraud and... Read More

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Maria Butina, Paul Erickson

November 19, 2019

South Dakota man linked to Butina pleads in fraud case

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota man who was linked to an admitted Russian covert agent agreed to plead guilty in a fraud scheme that authorities said bilked at least $2.3 million from 78 people, according to a court filing Monday. Businessman and conservative political operative Paul Erickson agreed to plead guilty to... Read More

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Maria Butina

April 29, 2019

Russian Maria Butina gets 18 months for being Kremlin agent

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a quivering voice, Maria Butina begged for leniency Friday as she awaited sentencing on charges of being a secret agent for Russia. She cast herself as an innocent caught up in a massive geopolitical power game. But a federal judge sentenced her to 18 months in prison followed by deportation. U.S.... Read More

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Maria Butina

December 14, 2018

In plea deal, Russian woman admits to being a secret agent

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Russian gun-rights activist admitted Thursday that she was a secret agent for the Kremlin who tried to infiltrate conservative U.S. political groups as Donald Trump rose to power. Maria Butina, 30, agreed to plead guilty to a conspiracy charge as part of a deal with federal prosecutors. “Guilty,” Butina said in... Read More

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Maria Butina

December 11, 2018

In possible plea deal, accused Russian agent case ‘resolved’

WASHINGTON (AP) — A woman accused of being a secret agent for the Russian government has likely taken a plea deal, prosecutors indicated Monday in a court filing that said her case has been “resolved.” The information was included in a filing in the case against Maria Butina. Federal prosecutors and Butina’s lawyer filed a... Read More

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Maria Butina

November 29, 2018

Woman accused of being Russian spy could be near a plea deal

WASHINGTON (AP) — A woman accused of being a secret agent for the Russian government appears to be coming closer to a plea deal with U.S. prosecutors or other resolution of her criminal case, according to court documents filed Wednesday. Lawyers for Maria Butina and federal prosecutors wrote in the joint court filing that they... Read More

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Maria Butina

September 10, 2018

US backtracks on Russian spy suspect offering sex for access

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors are backtracking on their allegation that a Russian woman accused of working as a secret agent offered to trade sex for access, according to a Justice Department court filing. Prosecutors had earlier accused Maria Butina, a gun rights activist in U.S. custody on charges she worked as a covert agent... Read More

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Maria Butina

July 24, 2018

Mere gun lover, or Siberian spy? Maria Butina’s curious path

MOSCOW (AP) — Maria Butina seemed destined for bigger things than her Siberian outpost of a hometown. In her early 20s, she built a budding political career, a mini furniture empire and a Russian gun rights movement — and she’s now in jail on suspicion of spying on the United States. Butina, 29, faced a... Read More

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Maria Butina

July 19, 2018

Tale of sex, deception emerges about suspected Russian agent

WASHINGTON (AP) — A 29-year-old gun-rights activist suspected of being a covert Russian agent was likely in contact with Kremlin operatives while living in the United States, prosecutors said Wednesday, accusing her of using sex and deception to forge influential connections. The woman, Maria Butina, was photographed by the FBI dining privately with a Russian... Read More

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Maria Butina

South Dakota man linked to Butina pleads guilty to fraud

South Dakota man linked to Butina pleads in fraud case

Russian Maria Butina gets 18 months for being Kremlin agent

In plea deal, Russian woman admits to being a secret agent

In possible plea deal, accused Russian agent case ‘resolved’

Woman accused of being Russian spy could be near a plea deal

US backtracks on Russian spy suspect offering sex for access

Mere gun lover, or Siberian spy? Maria Butina’s curious path

Tale of sex, deception emerges about suspected Russian agent

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