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Mueller Investigation: Thirteen Russians Charged With Interfering in US Election

posted by Fnord666 on Monday February 19 2018, @05:43PM   
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DeathMonkey writes:

A federal grand jury in Washington, DC has indicted 13 Russian nationals and a Kremlin-linked internet firm on charges that they had meddled in the 2016 presidential election.

The US government said Russian entities began interfering in US political processes, including the 2016 presidential election, as early as 2014, according to a court document.

[...] The charges – which include conspiracy, wire fraud, bank fraud and aggravated identity theft – are the most direct allegations to date of illegal Russian meddling in the election.

Video - http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/us-election-2016-russia-robert-mueller-investigation-fbi-latest-updates-a8214651.html

Link to the Indictment: https://www.justice.gov/file/1035477/download

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Original Submission

• Re:nor is it about election interference (Score: 2, Informative) by DeathMonkey on Monday February 19 2018, @08:53PM

  by DeathMonkey (1380) on Monday February 19 2018, @08:53PM (#640260) Journal

  Using identity theft to interfere with an election is election interference.

  Using wire fraud to illegally donate to a political campaign is election interference.

  Using a conspiracy to hide the fact that you are illegally interfering in an election is election interference.

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