Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
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CRIMINAL COMPLAINT
I, the complainant in this case, stale that tle following is true to the best of my knowledge od belief.
On or about the dat{s) of 2015 and Feb- 20 1 7 in the county of in rhe
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Date: 07 t1 18
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I . From in or around 20 I 5 and possibly earlier, up to and including the prcsent, in the District
of Columbia and elsewhere, MARtrA BUTINA, a/k/a "Maria Butina" ('BUTNA'), the
defendant, and others known and unknown, including an official of the Russian Fedcration,
knowingly did oombine, conspire, confederate, and agree together and with each other to commit
an offense against thc United States, to wit, Titte 18, United States Code, Section 951, in violation
AttomeY General;
General.
3. BUTINA and her coconspirator(s) would and did use the following manner and means,
BUTINA would mest in P€rson and communicate via electronic means with that
olficial for the purpose of developing and executing a plsn to identiff and exploit
personal connections with U'S. persons having influence in American politics who
who thereafter would work with BUTINA ia lhe United Sates to jointly arrange
introductions to U.S. persons having influence in American politics for thc purPose
c. Wlrilc teiding in the United States, BUTINA would work on behalf of the official
d. BUTINA would communicate via email, Twiuer direct me*sage, and other means
with the official of the Russian Federation, urd others, to seod reports, seck
Overl Acts
4. In fur0rerancc ofthis conspiracy and to effect the illegal objects thereof' one or more
conspirators committed the following overt acts, among othcrs:
Visa, for the purported purpose of attending university full time in the District of
Columbia' when in truth and in fact, BUTINA continued to act as an agent on b€half
of the Russian Federation and the official ofthe Russian Federation; and
event for the purpose ofinfluencing the views of U.S. officials, as thoso views relate