contracts plead guilty inquiry coach olympics firm claims category verifyerrors title region games impeach strikes report lying cities arrested prosecutors 2021 according training intelligence 32 information team washington shooter till

Articles for Smirnov, search results for russian

Ex-FBI informant who lied about Bidens reaches plea deal
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 …

Biden Fbi Plea Plea Deal Smirnov
Putin vows 'worthy response' to Ukraine's attack on border regions
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. …

Border Russian Ukrainian Kursk Border Regions Regions Putin Worthy Response
Russia-Ukraine war: Ukraine claims control of 1,000 sq km in Russia's Kursk region
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 …

Military War Ukraine Control Attack Region Putin
Top Ukrainian commander says his forces control almost 400 square miles of Russian Kursk region
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 …

Military War Ukraine Control Attack Region Putin
"Conspiracy of disinformation": Hunter Biden plans to sue Fox News over false bribery allegations
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 …

Republican Biden Russian Fbi Fox News Fox Hunter
Alexander Smirnov: What we know about the ex–FBI informant at the heart of the Biden impeachment case.
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Alexander Smirnov: What we know about the ex–FBI informant at the heart of the Biden impeachment case.

Slate  

A little less than a year ago, Republicans in Congress were proclaiming that the testimony of a mysterious unnamed FBI informant implicated Joe Biden in a scheme to oust a Ukrainian official in exchange for a bribe. For Biden supporters, this twist could be almost comically satisfying—if it weren’t for permanent damage Smirnov’s testimony has already done in creating the …

Biden Las Vegas Republicans Russian Fbi Informant Smirnov
White House demands Fox News walk back Biden corruption claims
9 months, 3 weeks ago

White House demands Fox News walk back Biden corruption claims

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 Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The White House has formally called on Fox News to …

White House White House Biden Fbi Joe Biden Fox News
The informant next door: A quiet L.A. life masked Kremlin ties for FBI source accused of lying about Bidens
9 months, 4 weeks ago

The informant next door: A quiet L.A. life masked Kremlin ties for FBI source accused of lying about Bidens

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. Wright suggested that defense attorneys wanted him free “likely to facilitate his absconding from the United States.” Smirnov’s defense team, headed by veteran Las Vegas attorney David Z. Chesnoff, filed an emergency petition last week with the U.S. …

Ukraine Court Intelligence Republican Prosecutors Israel Los Angeles
‘America First’ is Trump first, Russia close second
9 months, 4 weeks ago

‘America First’ is Trump first, Russia close second

Raw Story  

Less than a week after Donald Trump invited Russia to do “whatever the hell they want” to America’s NATO allies, Vladimir Putin had Alexei Navalny, his strongest political adversary, murdered in a Siberian prison. Putin evidently played MAGA congressmen who have spent the past two years trying to impeach President Joe Biden for a supposed bribery scheme — a scheme …

Media Ukraine Russia Intelligence Trump America House
Ex-KGB agent handed Mike Pompeo 'dirt' on Biden at a 2019 Beverly Hills gala: report
10 months ago

Ex-KGB agent handed Mike Pompeo 'dirt' on Biden at a 2019 Beverly Hills gala: report

Raw Story  

At a gala on May 11, 2019, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was handed a thumb drive from a "foreign national" with "dirt" on Hunter Biden and the Ukrainian energy company, Burisma, according to a new report. An exclusive report from Insider cited "two sources with direct knowledge of the incident, who explained that the thumb drive was given …

Report Russian Fbi Bidens Hunter Biden Pompeo Smirnov
Hunter Biden informant re-arrested after special counsel objects to his release
10 months ago

Hunter Biden informant re-arrested after special counsel objects to his release

Raw Story  

Former FBI source Alexander Smirnov was arrested for a second time Thursday for making false statements to federal law enforcement. "YOU ARE HEREBY COMMANDED to arrest ALEXANDER SMIRNOV and bring him forthwith to District Judge, Otis D. Wright, II," the warrant stated, "to answer an Indictment charging him with False Statements to Federal Law Enforcement, in violation of Title 18, …

Biden Fbi Form Hunter Smirnov
Ex-FBI source accused of lying about Bidens and having Russian contacts is returned to US custody
10 months ago

Ex-FBI source accused of lying about Bidens and having Russian contacts is returned to US custody

Associated Press  

LAS VEGAS — A former FBI informant who claims to have links to Russian intelligence and is charged with lying about a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden’s family was again taken into custody Thursday in Las Vegas, two days after a judge released him. As part of their push to keep him in custody, prosecutors said Smirnov told …

Republican Biden Las Vegas Russian Fbi Las Joe Biden
“Humiliation”: Fox host buries GOP as Republican admits “we were warned” about indicted informant
10 months ago

“Humiliation”: Fox host buries GOP as Republican admits “we were warned” about indicted informant

Salon  

Rep. Ken Buck, R-Colo., claimed that top Republicans were warned about the debunked Biden claims from a former FBI informant before he was indicted for making up allegations that the Bidens took bribes. “We were warned at the time that we received the document outlining this witness’s testimony – we were warned that the credibility of this statement was not …

Republican Biden Public Republicans Russian Buck Smirnov
Jamie Raskin Calls Biden Impeachment Inquiry A 'Product Of Russian Disinformation'
10 months ago

Jamie Raskin Calls Biden Impeachment Inquiry A 'Product Of Russian Disinformation'

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — Rep. Jamie Raskin said that House Republicans’ impeachment inquiry against President Joe Biden is a product of Russian propaganda. In a Tuesday court filing urging a judge to keep Smirnov in jail ahead of his trial, the Justice Department said Tuesday that he “claims to have contacts with multiple foreign intelligence agencies” and that those …

Impeachment Intelligence Russian Disinformation House Biden Republicans Russian
How is an ex-FBI informant charged with lying about Bidens allegedly linked to Russian intelligence?
10 months ago

How is an ex-FBI informant charged with lying about Bidens allegedly linked to Russian intelligence?

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The explosive allegations at the center of an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden were false, federal prosecutors said, and came from an ex-FBI informant who said he was in touch with Russian intelligence. The informant, Alexander Smirnov, is “actively peddling new lies that could impact U.S. elections,” federal prosecutors said Wednesday, as they appealed to a judge …

Impeachment Court Intelligence Congress Allegations Prosecutors Biden
Who is Alexander Smirnov? Ex-FBI informant accused of lying about Bidens had ties with Russian intel
10 months ago

Who is Alexander Smirnov? Ex-FBI informant accused of lying about Bidens had ties with Russian intel

Hindustan Times  

A former FBI informant charged with making up a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden, his son Hunter and a Ukrainian energy company had contacts with Russian intelligence-affiliated officials, prosecutors said Tuesday. Former FBI informant Alexander Smirnov, left, walks out of his lawyer's office in downtown Las Vegas after being released from federal custody Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024. According …

Congress Republican Biden Las Vegas Russian Fbi Ukrainian
Ex-FBI Informant Charged With Lying About Bidens Had Russian Intelligence Contacts, Prosecutors Say
10 months ago

Ex-FBI Informant Charged With Lying About Bidens Had Russian Intelligence Contacts, Prosecutors Say

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Prosecutors revealed the alleged contact as they urged a judge in Las Vegas to keep Alexander Smirnov behind bars while he awaits trial. According to prosecutors, Smirnov admitted in an interview after his arrest last week that “officials associated with Russian intelligence were involved in passing a story” about Hunter Biden. Hunter Biden, son of U.S. President …

Congress Republican Biden Fbi Joe Biden Hunter Hunter Biden
Ex-FBI informant charged with lying about Bidens had Russian intelligence contacts, prosecutors say
10 months ago

Ex-FBI informant charged with lying about Bidens had Russian intelligence contacts, prosecutors say

Associated Press  

LAS VEGAS — A former FBI informant charged with making up a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden, his son Hunter and a Ukrainian energy company had contacts with Russian intelligence-affiliated officials, prosecutors said Tuesday. He is accused of falsely telling his FBI handler that executives with the Ukrainian energy company Burisma paid Hunter and Joe Biden $5 million …

Congress Republican Prosecutors Biden Las Vegas Russian Fbi
Russia arrests Wall Street Journal reporter on suspicion of espionage
1 year, 8 months ago

Russia arrests Wall Street Journal reporter on suspicion of espionage

LA Times  

Russia’s top security agency has arrested an American reporter for the Wall Street Journal on suspicion of espionage, the first time a U.S. correspondent has been put behind bars on spying accusations since the Cold War. The FSB noted that he had accreditation from the Russian Foreign Ministry to work as a journalist, but Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova …

War Espionage Journal Russian Moscow American Reporter
AI Can Now Predict Your Kid's Academic Performances From Social Media Posts
4 years, 1 month ago

AI Can Now Predict Your Kid's Academic Performances From Social Media Posts

News 18  

Dear parents, please note. A team of Russian researchers has used AI-based models to predict high academic achievers from lower ones based on their social media posts. “At the same time, posts can be quite short — even tweets are quite informative,” said Ivan Smirnov, leading research fellow at the Institute of Education of Higher School of Economics University in …

Social Media Students Data Model Russian Ai Word