Headline Roundup • July 18th, 2018
Maria Butina Indicted on Charges of Being Russian Agent
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A U.S. grand jury returned an indictment against a Russian woman on Tuesday, and added a charge accusing her of acting as a Russian government agent while developing ties with American citizens and infiltrating political groups.
A Russian national with close ties to the National Rifle Association has been indicted by a federal grand jury in D.C., roughly 24 hours after the Justice Department initially announced the charges.
To her friends, Maria Butina was somebody who had nothing to hide. A 29-year-old recent graduate of American University in Washington, Ms. Butina was upfront about her three great passions: gun
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