Maria Butina, Convicted Russian Operative, Is Released From Federal Prison
Butina cultivated connections with prominent U.S. conservatives. She pleaded guilty to conspiring to act as a clandestine foreign agent. Now she's expected to be deported back to Russia.
Maria Butina's prison term has ended.
The Russian national, who pleaded guilty late last year to conspiring to act as a clandestine foreign agent, was released Friday into the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Now she's expected to be deported quickly back to
