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Alleged Russian spy with NRA ties held without bail

Posted by / July 21, 2018

This is not a bad James Patterson article, nor is it the latest part of the Bourne chronicles. This is a true story. Russian national Maria Butina has just been ordered to be held without bail after a range of lurid details came out in a court filing. The documents claim that Butina was in contact with the FSB, the Russian intelligence agency that replaced the KGB. Butina was also allegedly in a romantic relationship with an influential American who had close ties to the NRA and several media organizations. And the drama gets more absurd. From the document: ““For example, on at least one occasion, Butina offered an individual other than U.S. Person 1 sex in exchange for a position within a special interest organization.”

Full story at Rolling Stone.

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  • Wow the Russians always have something to do with out politics! Interesting Blog!