Prosecutors: Butina is a flight risk, has ties to Russian intelligence

Washington (CNN) The accused Russian spy who infiltrated Republican politics used a life "predicated on deception" while she attempted to exchange sex for political access and communicated with Russian intelligence during her years in America, ... Russia's not meddling? Then explain Maria Butina.Washington Post Judge Orders Maria Butina, Linked To Russian Spy Agency, Jailed Ahead Of TrialNPR Judge Orders Detention of Russian Gun Activist, Siding With Prosecutors Who See Her as a Flight RiskWall Street Journal BBC News -USA TODAY -HuffPost -Business Insider

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Maria Butina, Suspected Secret Agent, Used Sex in Covert Plan, Prosecutors Say

WASHINGTON — For four years, a Russian accused of being a covert agent pursued a brazen effort to infiltrate conservative circles and influence powerful Republicans while she secretly was in contact with Russian intelligence operatives, a senior

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Judge Orders Maria Butina, Linked To Russian Spy Agency, Jailed Ahead Of Trial

Updated at 3:50 p.m. ET. A federal magistrate judge ordered Wednesday that a Russian woman charged with being a Russian agent in the United States must be jailed ahead of her trial after prosecutors said she was a flight risk. The woman, Maria Butina, ... Magistrate orders accused Russian agent tied to NRA to be jailed without bondUSA TODAY Alleged Russian agent Maria Butina had ties to Russian intelligence agency, prosecutors sayWashington Post Prosecutors: Butina a flight risk, has ties to Russian intelligenceCNN Politico -Bloomberg -NBCNews.com -BBC News

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Alleged Russian agent Maria Butina had ties to Russian intelligence agency, prosecutors say

The Russian woman arrested this week on charges of being a foreign agent had ties to Russian intelligence operatives and was in contact with them while in the United States, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. Maria Butina, 29, also was also engaged in ... Maria Butina: Alleged Russia agent 'offered sex for job'BBC News Maria Butina, Suspected Secret Agent, Used Sex in Covert Plan, Prosecutors SayNew York Times Accused Russian agent Mariia Butina tried to trade sex for influence, say prosecutorsNBCNews.com Wall Street Journal -Chicago Tribune -CNN -Politico

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Maria Butina: How alleged Russia spy schmoozed US elite

A Russian woman accused of trying to influence US politics as a spy for Russia is due to appear before a federal judge in Washington DC. Maria Butina allegedly courted Republican-backed groups, such as the National Rifle Association, under the

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Mariia Butina, Woman Who Sought 'Back Channel' Meeting for Trump and Putin, Is Charged as Russian Agent

Mariia Butina at a gun rights rally in Moscow in 2013. She was charged Monday with carrying out a secret Russian effort to influence American politics.CreditItar-Tass/Zuma Press. By Matt Apuzzo, Katie Benner and Sharon LaFraniere. July 16, 2018. Maria Butina, Russian gun rights advocate, charged in US with acting as Russian Federation agentWashington Post Russian woman charged with spying in the USBBC News Russian Mariia Butina charged as foreign agent who eyed NRA, polsNBCNews.com Wall Street Journal -The Hill -Bloomberg -CNN

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