In plea deal, Russian woman admits to being a secret agent
WASHINGTON — A Russian woman accused of being a secret agent admitted Thursday that she conspired to infiltrate the American gun-rights movement to gather intelligence on conservative political groups as Donald Trump rose to power.Maria Butina, 30, agreed to plead guilty to a conspiracy charge as part of a deal with federal prosecutors.The case, which is separate from special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. […]
