DOJ Charges Russian Agents With Plotting Attacks in US and Abroad
Federal prosecutors allege the defendants are part of a Russian state apparatus for conducting external operations.
The U.S. Department of Justice has filed charges against Russian agents accused of plotting attacks, including against targets in the United States, according to an indictment released Wednesday. The indictment describes the defendants as members of a network that "is one arm of the Russian Federation's apparatus used to carry out external attacks" worldwide.
The charges represent an escalation in federal prosecution of alleged Russian state-sponsored operatives. Additional details about the specific plot targets and the defendants' alleged roles were not immediately available.
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