Published: April 26, 2019
- Russian, 30, admitted conspiracy to act as a Russian agent
- Butina built network that reached into Donald Trump’s circle
A federal judge sentenced the Russian gun-rights activist Maria Butina to 18 months in prison on Friday, after she tried to infiltrate American conservative groups and the National Rifle Association to promote Russian political interests around the 2016 election.
Prosecutors did not consider her a traditional spy but had concerns that she was a threat to national security anyway. The 30-year-old has been in custody since her arrest last summer. In December at the US district court for the District of Columbia, she admitted conspiracy to act as an unregistered agent for Russia, and began cooperating with the US authorities.
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