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Ex-FBI informant admits to lying about Biden family's Ukraine dealings

A former FBI informant on Monday admitted to making up a story about President Joe Biden and his son Hunter taking $5 million in bribes from a Ukrainian energy firm. Smirnov was indicted for fabricating claims that Ukrainian energy firm Burisma had paid millions of dollars in bribes to Hunter Biden, who was on the Burisma board, and his father, …

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Judge in Hunter Biden case sued over underage drinking party, alleged beating

LA Times

The federal judge in Los Angeles who presided over Hunter Biden’s criminal tax fraud case has been sued over a party at his home where “significant” underage drinking allegedly led to a guest being assaulted and later hospitalized. The injured guest, Alex Wilson, filed the suit against U.S. District Judge Mark Scarsi and his wife, Laura Scarsi, alleging that they …

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Former FBI informant pleads guilty to lying about phony bribery scheme involving the Bidens

CNN

CNN — A former FBI informant pleaded guilty Monday to lying about a phony bribery scheme involving Joe Biden and his son Hunter that became central to congressional Republicans’ impeachment inquiry into the president. Smirnov will get credit for the time he has served since his February arrest on charges that he told his FBI handler that executives from the …

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Former FBI informant pleads guilty to phony bribery scheme involving Bidens

Al Jazeera

The fake bribery scheme involving US President Joe Biden and his son, Hunter, was central to Republican impeachment inquiry. A former FBI informant has pleaded guilty to lying about a supposed bribery scheme involving United States President Joe Biden and his son Hunter that was later used by Republicans in Congress as part of an impeachment inquiry. Smirnov, 44, was …

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Former FBI informant Alexander Smirnov pleads guilty to lying about Bidens

Salon

A former FBI informant whose claims were cited by Republicans in their effort to impeach Joe Biden pleaded guilty Monday to fabricating allegations of corruption involving the president and his family, the Associated Press reported. Alexander Smirnov was indicted in February for peddling false claims about Biden and his son, Hunter, supposedly receiving millions of dollars in bribes from a …

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Former FBI informant pleads guilty to lying about phony bribery scheme involving the Bidens

LA Times

Former FBI informant Alexander Smirnov, left, walks out of his lawyer’s office in downtown Las Vegas after being released on bail in February. A former FBI informant pleaded guilty on Monday to lying about a phony bribery scheme involving President Biden and his son Hunter that became central to the Republican impeachment inquiry in Congress. Smirnov will get credit for …

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1 week, 3 days ago

Ex-FBI informant who lied about Bidens reaches plea deal

Raw Story

A former FBI informant charged with lying about US President Joe Biden and his son Hunter has reached a plea deal with prosecutors, according to court documents released Thursday. Alexander Smirnov, 44, has agreed to plead guilty to one count of providing false information in a federal investigation and tax evasion, according to the filing with a district court in …

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Ex-FBI informant pleads guilty to lying about Hunter Biden and his father

Salon

Alexander Smirnov, the California man charged with lying to the FBI about fabricated criminal allegations against President Joe Biden and his son, Hunter, has agreed to plead guilty, according to a Thursday filing with the court. Hunter Biden sat on Burisma's board of directors from 2014 to 2018, which President-elect Donald Trump and right-wing outlets frequently used as evidence of …

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Exinformante del FBI acusado de mentir sobre los Biden acepta declararse culpable

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Un exinformante del FBI acusado de afirmar falsamente que el presidente Joe Biden y su hijo Hunter aceptaron sobornos ha acordado declararse culpable de cargos federales, según documentos judiciales presentados el jueves. Los fiscales dijeron que Smirnov tuvo contacto con ejecutivos de Burisma, pero fue rutinario y en realidad ocurrió en 2017, después de que el presidente Barack …

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Key informant who lied in Biden impeachment pleads guilty: court records

Raw Story

Alexander Smirnov has been given a plea deal after he spent years lying about President Joe Biden and his son Hunter, which resulted in a years-long investigation by Republicans in Congress, flagged national security expert Marcy Wheeler. House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, Sen. Chuck Grassley, and former Attorney General Bill Barr all bought into the false claims, resulting in …

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Ex-FBI informant accused of lying about Bidens agrees to plead guilty to federal charges

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — A former FBI informant accused of fabricating a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden’s family has agreed to plead guilty to federal charges, according to court papers filed Thursday. Alexander Smirnov’s deal with Justice Department special counsel David Weiss to plead guilty comes just weeks after prosecutors filed new tax evasion charges against him. Prosecutors say Smirnov …

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FBI informant accused of lying about Joe and Hunter Biden pleads guilty

CNN

CNN — An FBI informant accused of lying about the Biden family has cut a plea deal with special counsel David Weiss, the prosecutor who led the criminal probe into Hunter Biden. Alexander Smirnov is set to plead guilty to four charges, including tax evasion and obstructing justice by providing false information to the FBI, according to a court filing …

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Ex-FBI informant accused of lying about Bidens agrees to plead guilty to federal charges

LA Times

Former FBI informant Alexander Smirnov, left, walks out of his lawyer’s office in Las Vegas after being released from federal custody Tuesday. A former FBI informant accused of falsely claiming that President Biden and his son Hunter accepted bribes has agreed to plead guilty to federal charges, according to court papers filed Thursday. As part of the plea deal with …

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FBI informant accused of lying about Bidens agrees to plead guilty

Politico

Smirnov agreed to plead guilty to one count of obstruction of justice and three tax evasion charges. He reached the deal with special counsel David Weiss, who began investigating allegations against Hunter Biden during President Donald Trump’s first term and was allowed to continue the probe after Joe Biden came into office. Smirnov, who was arrested in February and has …

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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Ex-FBI Informant Who Allegedly Lied About Biden Accused Of Hiding Millions From Income Taxes

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING The former FBI informant accused of making false claims that sparked the GOP impeachment inquiry of President Joe Biden was indicted last week on federal charges accusing him of hiding millions of dollars of income when doing his taxes. Alexander Smirnov, an FBI informant charged with lying to officials about an alleged multimillion-dollar bribery scheme involving President …

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Key Informant who lied in Biden impeachment indicted on 10 tax fraud charges

Raw Story

A key informant for House Republicans' impeachment case against President Joe Biden has been indicted again, reported NBC News — this time on 10 charges of tax fraud. According to the report, federal prosecutors said that Alexander Smirnov received more than $2 million in income from "multiple sources in 2020, 2021, and 2022” and bought “a $1.4 million Las Vegas …

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3 weeks, 6 days ago

Former informant accused of lying about the Bidens is indicted on tax charges

Politico

Smirnov’s attorneys, David Chesnoff and Richard Schonfeld, said in an email Tuesday that their client “intends to vigorously fight these allegations with the same intensity as he has fought the original indictment.” Smirnov’s trial was recently pushed to Jan. 8 in the case charging him with lying about the Biden family. Prosecutors have alleged that he falsely reported to the …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Putin vows 'worthy response' to Ukraine's attack on border regions

China Daily

Russia's President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting regarding the situation in the Kursk region, in his residence in Novo-Ogaryovo outside Moscow, on August 12, 2024. MOSCOW -- Ukraine's attack on the Russian border will receive a "worthy response" and the Russian military's main task is to knock the Ukrainian forces out of Russian territories, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday. …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Russia-Ukraine war: Ukraine claims control of 1,000 sq km in Russia's Kursk region

Associated Press

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s top military commander says his forces now control 1,000 square kilometers of Russia’s neighboring Kursk region, the first time a Ukrainian military official has publicly commented on the gains of the lightning incursion that has embarrassed the Kremlin. Russian President Vladimir Putin said the incursion, which has caused more than 100,000 civilians to flee, is an …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Top Ukrainian commander says his forces control almost 400 square miles of Russian Kursk region

LA Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin leads a meeting with security and defense officials about the Kursk and Belgorod border regions, at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside of Moscow on Monday. Ukraine’s top military commander says his forces now control 386 square miles of neighboring Russia’s Kursk region, the first time a Ukrainian military official has publicly commented on the gains of …

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5 months, 1 week ago

Treason and espionage cases are rising in Russia since the war in Ukraine began

Associated Press

TALLINN, Estonia — When Maksim Kolker’s phone rang at 6 a.m., and the voice on the other end said his father had been arrested, he thought it was a scam to extort money. In 2022, Putin urged the security services to “harshly suppress the actions of foreign intelligence services, promptly identify traitors, spies and saboteurs.” The First Department, a rights …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

"Conspiracy of disinformation": Hunter Biden plans to sue Fox News over false bribery allegations

Salon

Hunter Biden intends to sue Fox News over its airing of bribery allegations against him that are rooted in claims from a discredited Russian agent, NBC News reported Monday. The arrest of an FBI informant appeared to show that the corruption claims against Hunter Biden are rooted in Russian disinformation. Mark Geragos, a lawyer for Hunter Biden, said Republicans' reliance …

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An ex-FBI informant is now charged with lying about Biden corruption. But the US was warned he was a ‘fraud’ years ago

The Independent

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Republican-led impeachment inquiry into the president hinged …

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9 months, 1 week ago

GOP's indicted key witness was known to be a 'liar and fraudster' in 2016: report

Raw Story

The Republicans' impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden was dealt a serious blow last month when FBI informant Alexander Smirnov was arrested and charged with lying to federal investigators about the president and his son. According to CBS News, "Federal prosecutors were put on notice as far back as 2016" that Smirnov was what one source described as a "liar …

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Ex-FBI informant admits to lying about Biden family's Ukraine dealings

Judge in Hunter Biden case sued over underage drinking party, alleged beating

Former FBI informant pleads guilty to lying about phony bribery scheme involving the Bidens

Former FBI informant pleads guilty to phony bribery scheme involving Bidens

Former FBI informant Alexander Smirnov pleads guilty to lying about Bidens

Former FBI informant pleads guilty to lying about phony bribery scheme involving the Bidens

Ex-FBI informant who lied about Bidens reaches plea deal

Ex-FBI informant pleads guilty to lying about Hunter Biden and his father

Exinformante del FBI acusado de mentir sobre los Biden acepta declararse culpable

Key informant who lied in Biden impeachment pleads guilty: court records

Ex-FBI informant accused of lying about Bidens agrees to plead guilty to federal charges

FBI informant accused of lying about Joe and Hunter Biden pleads guilty

Ex-FBI informant accused of lying about Bidens agrees to plead guilty to federal charges

FBI informant accused of lying about Bidens agrees to plead guilty

Ex-FBI Informant Who Allegedly Lied About Biden Accused Of Hiding Millions From Income Taxes

Key Informant who lied in Biden impeachment indicted on 10 tax fraud charges

Former informant accused of lying about the Bidens is indicted on tax charges

Putin vows 'worthy response' to Ukraine's attack on border regions

Russia-Ukraine war: Ukraine claims control of 1,000 sq km in Russia's Kursk region

Top Ukrainian commander says his forces control almost 400 square miles of Russian Kursk region

Treason and espionage cases are rising in Russia since the war in Ukraine began

"Conspiracy of disinformation": Hunter Biden plans to sue Fox News over false bribery allegations

An ex-FBI informant is now charged with lying about Biden corruption. But the US was warned he was a ‘fraud’ years ago

GOP's indicted key witness was known to be a 'liar and fraudster' in 2016: report