A Russian national was charged in federal court Monday with conspiracy to act as an agent of the Russian Federation within the United States. Maria Butina, 29, was charged with "undertaking activities ...

How alleged Russian agent Maria Butina gained access to elite conservative circles ‘She was like a novelty’: By August 2016, the FBI was monitoring the young political-science student as part of an ...

WASHINGTON — A federal judge chastised both prosecutors and defense lawyers Monday in the criminal case against Maria Butina, the Russian accused of illegally acting as a covert foreign agent. The ...

In a quivering voice, Maria Butina begged for leniency Friday as she awaited sentencing on charges of being a secret agent for Russia. She cast herself as an innocent caught up in a massive ...

Prosecutors asked a judge to give Butina more prison time, citing the threat they said she posed to national security. Her attorneys said her... Updated at 11:47 a.m. ET A Russian woman who plotted to ...

Maria Butina, the Russian who pleaded guilty to conspiring to act as an unregistered Russian agent, rejects the idea that she was spying for Russian intelligence in a series of interviews with The New ...

WASHINGTON – Maria Butina, the Russian citizen accused of attempting to infiltrate U.S. political organizations, received financial support from a Russian billionaire with ties to U.S. energy and ...

CNN — A federal judge sentenced Russia national Maria Butina to 18 months in prison on Friday, after she pleaded guilty to trying to infiltrate conservative political circles and promote Russian ...