12 Russian Agents Indicted in Mueller Investigation
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Source: NYT
12 Russian Agents Indicted in Mueller Investigation
By Eileen Sullivan and Katie Benner
July 13, 2018
WASHINGTON Rod J. Rosenstein, the deputy attorney general, on Friday announced new charges against 12 Russian intelligence officers accused of hacking the Democratic National Committee, the Clinton presidential campaign and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. The announcement came just a few days before President Trump is expected to meet with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia in Helsinki, Finland.
The 11-count indictment includes charges of conspiracy by the Russian intelligence officials against the United States, money laundering and attempts to break into state boards of elections and other government agencies.
The indictment is part of the special counsels investigation into Russias interference in the 2016 presidential campaign.
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