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Maria Valerievna Butina (Russian: Мария Валерьевна Бутина; born 10 November 1988) is a Russian politician, political activist, journalist, and former entrepreneur who was convicted in 2018 of acting as an unregistered foreign agent of Russia within the United States.
Nov 19, 2021 · Maria V. Butina made headlines across America when she was convicted three years ago of operating as an unregistered foreign agent trying to infiltrate influential conservative...
Oct 25, 2019 · Maria Butina developed a reputation in Russia for her love of guns - but it was her involvement with the National Rifle Association (NRA) that led to her getting in trouble with US...
Dec 13, 2018 · WASHINGTON (AP) — A Russian gun-rights activist admitted Thursday that she was a secret agent for the Kremlin who tried to infiltrate conservative U.S. political groups as Donald Trump rose to power. Maria Butina, 30, agreed to plead guilty to a conspiracy charge as part of a deal with federal prosecutors.
Jul 18, 2018 · Maria Butina was sentenced to 18 months in prison after pleading guilty to conspiring to act as a foreign agent, admitting that she was part of a Russian effort to influence U.S....
Jun 3, 2019 · Russian operative Maria Butina pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiring to infiltrate conservative U.S. political groups with the goal of advancing Russian interests.
Apr 26, 2019 · A Russian woman who plotted to infiltrate conservative political circles and open back channel lines of communication as part of an unofficial influence campaign...
Dec 14, 2018 · With her guilty plea Thursday, Maria Butina became the first Russian national to admit to trying to influence U.S. politics before the 2016 election, the latest in a week of developments in...
Oct 25, 2019 · Profile: Maria Butina, the jailed Russian gun activist. Russian in US spy case pleads guilty. Mr Driscoll said two US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents would escort Butina...
Oct 26, 2019 · Maria Butina, convicted of conspiring to act as an agent for a foreign state in the United States, returned Saturday to her native Russia and insisted that she was pressured to plead guilty in...
