Russian charged with using US groups to spread propaganda

The Justice Department says a Russian operative has been charged with using political groups in the United States to advance pro-Russia propaganda

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A Russian operative has been charged with using political groups in the United States to advance pro-Russia propaganda, the Justice Department said Friday.

Aleksandr Viktorovich Ionov is charged in federal court in Florida with conspiring to have U.S. citizens act as illegal agents of the Russian government. It was not immediately clear if he had a lawyer who could speak on his behalf.

The Treasury Department also announced sanctions against him Friday.

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Russian charged with using US groups to spread propaganda

The Justice Department says a Russian operative has been charged with using political groups in the United States to advance pro-Russia propaganda

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