Alleged Russian spy Maria Butina pleads guilty and agrees to cooperate with investigators https://washex.am/2Qoqizc #MariaButina
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Butina, a gun rights activist, pleads guilty to conspiracy and her plea is expected to identify Paul Erickson as her co-conspirator. Erickson is a GOP operative with ties to the NRA https://washex.am/2Qoqizc
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Butina and Erickson were publicly in a romantic relationship, but prosecutors say that was a cover for her operations and she had regular contact with the FSB, the Russian intelligence agency that replaced the Soviet-era KGB https://washex.am/2Qoqizc
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Butina's work at the direction of a high-level Russian official, believed to be Aleksandr Torshin, began as early as 2015 and continued until at least February 2017 https://washex.am/2Qoqizc
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Prosecutors say that a "US Person 1," believed to be Erickson, "worked with Butina to arrange introductions to U.S. persons having influence in American politics,” including high-ranking members of the NRA and organizers of the National Prayer Breakfast https://washex.am/2Qoqizc pic.twitter.com/VRZuSd24TJ
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