Judge Orders Detention of Russian Gun Activist, Siding With Prosecutors Who See Her as a Flight Risk

A federal judge ordered the detention of a Russian gun-rights activist accused of conspiring to cultivate relationships in the U.S. with influential conservatives and gun-rights groups to advance Moscow's agenda. Maria Butina, 29 years old and wearing

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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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