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US v Ionov - Russian subversion indictment

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dan1100
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US v Ionov - Russian subversion indictment

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I couldn't' find a thread on this. Please move if there already is one that I missed.

US v. Aleksandr Viktorovich Ionov

DOJ Press Release

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/russian- ... government
An indictment was unsealed today in Tampa, Florida, charging a Russian national, working on behalf of the Russian government and in conjunction with the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB), with allegedly orchestrating a years-long foreign malign influence campaign that used various U.S. political groups to sow discord, spread pro-Russian propaganda, and interfere in elections within the United States.

As alleged in the indictment, from at least December 2014 until March 2022, Aleksandr Viktorovich Ionov, a resident of Moscow, together with at least three Russian officials, engaged in a years-long foreign malign influence campaign targeting the United States. Ionov is the founder and president of the Anti-Globalization Movement of Russia (AGMR), an organization headquartered in Moscow and funded by the Russian government. Ionov utilized AGMR to carry out Russia’s influence campaign.

“Ionov allegedly orchestrated a brazen influence campaign, turning U.S. political groups and U.S. citizens into instruments of the Russian government,” said Assistant Attorney General Matthew G. Olsen of the Justice Department’s National Security Division. “The Department of Justice will not allow Russia to unlawfully sow division and spread misinformation inside the United States.”

According to the indictment, Ionov — working under the supervision of the FSB and with the Russian government’s support — recruited political groups within the United States, including U.S. Political Group 1 in Florida, U.S. Political Group 2 in Georgia, and U.S. Political Group 3 in California, and exercised direction or control over them on behalf of the FSB. Specifically, Ionov provided financial support to these groups, directed them to publish pro-Russian propaganda, coordinated and funded direct action by these groups within the United States intended to further Russian interests, and coordinated coverage of this activity in Russian media outlets. Ionov also relayed detailed information about this influence campaign to three FSB officials.
Article from Law and Crime that has link to indictment itself.

https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/ru ... tprop-doj/

This tweet speculates about who all the anonymous orgs and unindicted co-conspirators are.



Article about the activist form the African People's Socialist Party who got searched in St. Louis.

https://www.stltoday.com/news/national/ ... 8d916.html

Same in Florida

https://www.tampabay.com/news/breaking- ... n-st-pete/
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Thanks for starting this, bits of it was posted in the Russia thread, but it sounds big enough for its own topic. Emptywheel was diving into it yesterday afternoon after the news broke.
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Well, now we know what Garland has been doing.
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