US charges 13 Russians with “election interference”

February 17, 2018 07:15

The US Justice Department has indicted 13 Russian citizens and three companies, accusing them of interfering in the US political process and presidential election.

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The indictment was published on the website of the Department of Justice. According to this document, the Russians are accused of complicity in defrauding the United States. Three of them are accused of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, five others are accused of aggravated identity theft.

"They engaged in activities, primarily publishing information that was derogatory of Hillary Clinton, defaming other candidates, such as Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio, and supporting Bernie Sanders and candidate Donald Trump," - according to the content of the indictment signed by special prosecutor Robert Mueller.

Among the defendants are Eugene Prigogine, Mikhail Bystrov, Michael Burchik, Alexander Krylov, Anna Bogachev, Sergei Pozolov, Maria Bovda, Robert Bovda, Jeyhun Aslanov, Vadim Podkopaev, Gleb Vasilchenko, Irina Kaverzina, Vladimir Venkov, as well as the companies "Internet Research", "Concord Management and Consulting" and "Concord Catering".

According to vn.sputniknews.com
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