Maria Butina pleads guilty to conspiracy as agent of Russia in USA
WASHINGTON – Russian national Maria Butina pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiring to act as an agent for the Kremlin without registering in the United States. Under the plea agreement, Butina said she would cooperate with federal prosecutors. She signed Although she was charged by the U.S. Attorney's Office in the District of Columbia, and not Justice Department special counsel Robert Mueller's team, her cooperation could shed light on Moscow's influence campaign in the United States. , including the National Rifle Association. The plea ...
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