Russian acused of spying to be held in U.S. without bail
- 6 years ago
‘미국서 스파이 활동’ 러시아 20대 여성, 워싱턴 정가 침투 시도
A U.S. judge has ordered a Russian woman accused of being a foreign agent to be held without bail after prosecutors warned there's an extreme risk of her fleeing back to her country.
Federal prosecutors have charged Mariia Butina... with conspiracy and acting as a foreign agent,... saying that she attempted to exchange sex for political access and communicated with Russian intelligence during her time in the U.S.
She pleaded not guilty to those charges Wednesday at a court in Washington, D.C.
Butina's case has drawn a lot a lot of attention in the past few days amid U.S. President Donald Trump's contradicting comments about Russia.
A U.S. judge has ordered a Russian woman accused of being a foreign agent to be held without bail after prosecutors warned there's an extreme risk of her fleeing back to her country.
Federal prosecutors have charged Mariia Butina... with conspiracy and acting as a foreign agent,... saying that she attempted to exchange sex for political access and communicated with Russian intelligence during her time in the U.S.
She pleaded not guilty to those charges Wednesday at a court in Washington, D.C.
Butina's case has drawn a lot a lot of attention in the past few days amid U.S. President Donald Trump's contradicting comments about Russia.