Years before being arrested, and before making headlines worldwide, Maria Butina was utterly unknown in the US and Russia.

WASHINGTON — A federal judge chastised both prosecutors and defense lawyers Monday in the criminal case against Maria Butina, the Russian accused of illegally acting as a covert foreign agent. The ...

Who is the Russian 29 year old woman Maria Butina accused of infiltrating NRA, CPAC, National Prayer Breakfast? The indictment reads like an episode of The Americans ...

Alleged Russian agent Maria Butina faces sentencing in Washington Friday over her open effort to build a network of high-level Republican contacts via ties to the NRA gun lobby. While prosecutors have ...

Alleged Russian spy Maria Butina pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday morning to attempting to infiltrate Republican political circles and influence US relations with Russia before and after the ...