Russian Agent Maria Butina To Be Sentenced In Federal Court On Friday
Prosecutors asked a judge to give Butina more prison time, citing the threat they said she posed to national security. Her attorneys say her motives weren't 'nefarious' and she is ready to go home.
A Russian woman who plotted to infiltrate conservative political circles and open back-channel lines of communication as part of an unofficial influence campaign is to be sentenced in federal court on Friday.
Maria Butina pleaded guilty in December to one count of conspiracy to act as a Russian agent in the U.S. without registering with the Justice Department. She faces up to five years in
