In Arrest Of Former Top FBI Agent, Shadow Of Russian Oligarch Deripaska Looms -- Again posted at 13:56:31 UTC via rferl.org
Michael Novakhov's favorite articles on Inoreader In Arrest Of Former Top FBI Agent, Shadow Of Russian Oligarch Deripaska Looms -- Again posted at 13:56:31 UTC via rferl.org On November 21, 2021, FBI agents acting on a court-ordered search warrant seized the personal electronic devices -- cell phones, computers, tablets, and similar items -- of a former Russian diplomat and a retired FBI agent. The seizure went unnoticed publicly. No details were announced, either by the U.S. Justice Department or by the two men themselves: where, when, who, why. Eight days later, a new filing appeared in the Justice Department's Foreign Agent database, where people and companies who represent foreign principals are legally required to disclose their clients and activities. The filing was by Sergei Shestakov, a former Russian diplomat who later worked a translator for the Manhattan U.S. attorney's office. The filing indicated that a top official from the company belonging to Russian