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2:43pm, 26th April, 2019

Russian agent Butina begs U.S. judge for mercy, gets 18 months in prison

Admitted Russian agent Maria Butina was sentenced to 18 months in prison on Friday after the Siberia native, her voice breaking with emotion, begged a judge for mercy and expressed remorse for conspiring with a Russian official to infiltrate a gun ri...

Remorseful Russian agent Butina sentenced to 18 months in U.S. prison

12:35pm, 26th April, 2019

US

Remorseful Russian agent Butina sentenced to 18 months in U.S. prison

A federal judge on Friday sentenced admitted Russian agent Maria Butina to 18 months in prison after the Siberia native begged for mercy and expressed remorse for conspiring with a Russian official to infiltrate a gun rights group and influence U.S....

Admitted Russian agent Butina to be sentenced in U.S., faces deportation

12:25am, 26th April, 2019

US

Admitted Russian agent Butina to be sentenced in U.S., faces deportation

Admitted Russian agent Maria Butina will be sentenced on Friday by a federal judge after pleading guilty in December to conspiring with a Russian official to infiltrate a gun rights group and influence U.S. conservative activists and Republicans.

Admitted Russian agent Butina to be sentenced in U.S. on April 26

12:17pm, 28th March, 2019

US

Admitted Russian agent Butina to be sentenced in U.S. on April 26

Maria Butina, who has admitted to working as a Russian agent to infiltrate an influential gun rights group and make inroads with U.S. conservative activists and Republicans, will be sentenced on April 26, U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan said on Thu...

U.S. Border Patrol agent acquitted in Mexican teen's killing

6:49pm, 21st November, 2018

US

U.S. Border Patrol agent acquitted in Mexican teen's killing

A U.S. Border Patrol agent was acquitted of involuntary manslaughter on Wednesday in the shooting death of a Mexican teenager through a border fence, marking another defeat for federal prosecutors in the second trial over the 2012 killing.

U.S. prosecutors talking with accused Russian agent to resolve case

8:14pm, 16th November, 2018

US

U.S. prosecutors talking with accused Russian agent to resolve case

U.S. prosecutors and lawyers for accused Russian agent Maria Butina are engaging in negotiations, both sides said in a court filing on Friday, raising the possibility the case could be resolved with a plea deal.

Accused Russian agent Butina to seek release from U.S. jail

10:02am, 10th September, 2018

US

Accused Russian agent Butina to seek release from U.S. jail

Accused Russian agent Maria Butina's lawyers were set to ask a U.S. judge on Monday to release her pending trial after prosecutors backed off their allegation that she had offered sex in exchange for a job at a special interest organization.

UK charges two Russians for attempted murder of Skripals with nerve agent

8:11am, 5th September, 2018

UK

UK charges two Russians for attempted murder of Skripals with nerve agent

British prosecutors on Wednesday charged two Russians for the attempted murder of a former Russian spy and his daughter with a nerve agent, naming suspects for the first time in a case that has caused one of the biggest East-West rifts in decades.

UK names two Russians for attempted murder of Skripals with nerve agent

6:04am, 5th September, 2018

World

UK names two Russians for attempted murder of Skripals with nerve agent

British prosecutors on Wednesday identified two Russians who they accused of trying to murder former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia with a military-grade nerve agent in England.

U.S. sanctions tied to nerve agent attack in effect Monday - federal notice

8:27am, 24th August, 2018

UK

U.S. sanctions tied to nerve agent attack in effect Monday - federal notice

U.S. sanctions against Russia tied to a nerve agent attack in Britain will officially take effect on Monday, according to a notice posted on Friday at the Federal Register, a daily catalogue of actions and regulations at government agencies.

FBI agent Strzok, who criticized Trump in text messages, is fired

12:07pm, 13th August, 2018

Politics

FBI agent Strzok, who criticized Trump in text messages, is fired

Peter Strzok, the FBI agent who came under fire by Republicans for sending text messages that disparaged Donald Trump during the presidential campaign, was dismissed from the bureau late Friday, his attorney said on Monday.

Chemical weapons inspectors to collect new samples in UK nerve agent poisoning

7:27am, 7th August, 2018

UK

Chemical weapons inspectors to collect new samples in UK nerve agent poisoning

Inspectors of the world's chemical weapons watchdog will return to Britain on request of the government to take new samples of the nerve agent which killed one person and injured another in Amesbury, England, in June.

Exclusive: Accused Russian agent Butina met with U.S. Treasury, Fed officials

11:57pm, 22nd July, 2018

World

Exclusive: Accused Russian agent Butina met with U.S. Treasury, Fed officials

Accused Russian agent Maria Butina had wider high-level contacts in Washington than previously known, taking part in 2015 meetings between a visiting Russian official and two senior officials at the U.S. Federal Reserve and Treasury Department.

U.S. asks court to detain alleged Russian agent pending trial

11:07am, 18th July, 2018

Politics

U.S. asks court to detain alleged Russian agent pending trial

The U.S. Justice Department asked a federal court on Wednesday to detain alleged Russian agent Maria Butina pending her trial, saying she poses a serious flight risk and will likely appeal to people in the Russian government to assist her in fleeing.

U.S. grand jury indicts woman on charges of being Russian agent

6:30pm, 17th July, 2018

US

U.S. grand jury indicts woman on charges of being Russian agent

A U.S. grand jury returned an indictment against a Russian woman on Tuesday, and added a charge accusing her of acting as a Russian government agent while developing ties with American citizens and infiltrating political groups.

UK police find source of Novichok nerve agent in small bottle

4:44pm, 13th July, 2018

World

UK police find source of Novichok nerve agent in small bottle

British counter-terrorism police said on Friday they believed they had found the source of the Novichok nerve agent that killed a woman in southwest England and left her partner critically ill in hospital.

FBI agent defends himself from House Republicans over Trump texts

4:48pm, 12th July, 2018

Politics

FBI agent defends himself from House Republicans over Trump texts

An FBI agent who criticized then-presidential candidate Donald Trump in text messages during the 2016 election campaign vigorously defended himself at a raucous hearing on Thursday, describing Republican lawmakers' attacks on him as helping Amer...

FBI agent says his 'blunt' criticism of Trump never impacted his work

12:37pm, 12th July, 2018

Politics

FBI agent says his 'blunt' criticism of Trump never impacted his work

An FBI agent who criticized then-presidential candidate Donald Trump in text messages during the 2016 election campaign vigorously defended himself on Thursday, telling a heated congressional hearing that his personal political views had never affect...

No guarantees on nerve agent culprits or finding more Novichok - UK police

4:52am, 11th July, 2018

UK

No guarantees on nerve agent culprits or finding more Novichok - UK police

Those behind nerve agent poisonings in England have not been identified and police cannot guarantee there are no more traces of Novichok still in England, Britain's top counter-terrorism policeman said on Wednesday.

UK police hunt nerve agent container after woman dies

8:40am, 9th July, 2018

World

UK police hunt nerve agent container after woman dies

A woman who died after being poisoned with a nerve agent that also struck a former Russian spy in March must have handled a contaminated item, and tracking it down is key to police investigations, Britain's top counter-terrorism officer said.

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Russian agent Butina begs U.S. judge for mercy, gets 18 months in prison

Remorseful Russian agent Butina sentenced to 18 months in U.S. prison

Admitted Russian agent Butina to be sentenced in U.S., faces deportation

Admitted Russian agent Butina to be sentenced in U.S. on April 26

U.S. Border Patrol agent acquitted in Mexican teen's killing

U.S. prosecutors talking with accused Russian agent to resolve case

Accused Russian agent Butina to seek release from U.S. jail

UK charges two Russians for attempted murder of Skripals with nerve agent

UK names two Russians for attempted murder of Skripals with nerve agent

U.S. sanctions tied to nerve agent attack in effect Monday - federal notice

FBI agent Strzok, who criticized Trump in text messages, is fired

Chemical weapons inspectors to collect new samples in UK nerve agent poisoning

Exclusive: Accused Russian agent Butina met with U.S. Treasury, Fed officials

U.S. asks court to detain alleged Russian agent pending trial

U.S. grand jury indicts woman on charges of being Russian agent

UK police find source of Novichok nerve agent in small bottle

FBI agent defends himself from House Republicans over Trump texts

FBI agent says his 'blunt' criticism of Trump never impacted his work

No guarantees on nerve agent culprits or finding more Novichok - UK police

UK police hunt nerve agent container after woman dies

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