In the United States tied the Russian Maria Butina on suspicion in espionage in favor of Russia. About it has informed the Ministry of justice.

Butino suspected "conspiracy with the aim of an agent of a foreign country" without proper registration in the U.S. government. In addition, the Russian woman was accused of trying to " develop relationships with persons in the United States and penetrate organizations with influence on U.S. policy."

The prosecution suggests that she acted without a formal, legally required disclosure of the fact that she was an agent of the Russian government. She faces up to five years in prison. Who is Maria Butina " Maria Butina, 29 years old, a citizen of Russia living in Washington, D.C., was arrested on fifteen July 2018 in the U.S. capital for the first time appeared today in the 2nd part of the day in front of the judge Deborah Robinso in the district court of the district of Columbia. She was left in custody until a hearing on 18 July 2018,"
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