The US authorities extended the charges against Maria Butunoi

The U.S. justice Department expanded the charges against the Russian citizen's Butinai in the case of espionage, follows from the court documents.

The article "the conspiracy in order to work as a foreign agent without registration," added that is " working as a foreign agent without registering ", which increases the gravity of the charges and possible sentence.

Butina living in the US capital, was detained fifteen of July.

According to the indictment, from 2015 until at least February 2017 Butina worked "by order of the occupying a high position officials of the Russian government, which had Previously been a people's Deputy of the Russian Parliament, and then became a senior representative in the Central Bank of Russia" and placed under punishment. According to the Ministry of justice, Butina wanted to "apply personal connection with persons in the United States, influencing American policy, ""establish informal contacts and to infiltrate organizations operating in U.S. policy" to promote the desire of Russia, according to a court document.

the lawyer of the Russians Robert Driscoll dismissed all charges in its address. According to the defender, Butina voluntarily gave testimony in the special Committee on intelligence U.S. Senate and provided the Committee with thousands of documents.

residence of the Ambassador of Russia in the United States has demanded consular access To Butinai, but until now it did not provide.

before mass media of America assumed Butina tried to establish contacts with local gun lobby

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