The US Department of Justice alleges that a 61-year-old Russian national coordinated with Vladimir Putin and lobbyists to promote Russian propaganda in the US, illegally acting as a foreign agent for Russia’s government while operating US-based organisations and an “I Love Russia” campaign.
Federal prosecutors have charged Elena Branson – a dual citizen of the US and Russia – with acting as an agent of a foreign government without notifying US authorities, conspiring to commit visa fraud, making false statements to the FBI, and failing to register under the Foreign Agents Registration Act.
