Russian citizen arrested in the United States as "agent of Russia"

The US Department of Justice announced the arrest of the Russian citizen Maria Butina and accused her of "working for Russia" as a "police officer". foreign agent.
According to a statement by the US Department of Justice, Russian citizenship "was active as a customer of Russia in the United States and sought to recruit US citizens and to have access to organizations influencing the interests of Russia . "

Citizenship working "for the benefit of a senior Russian government official, then took an important position at the Central Bank of Russia." The Ministry of Justice added that Maria Butina, 29, was on US territory at the entry of visas and that she was practicing for Russia without being registered as a as a foreign agent. Ministry

Russian citizenship may be punishable by a five-year prison sentence under US law. The District Court of Columbia will hear his case on July 18th. Until now, citizenship will remain in detention

Source: Agencies