Justice Dept. charges two Russian media operatives in alleged scheme

[onandup]

Source: Washington Post

The Justice Department on Wednesday charged two Russian media executives in an alleged scheme that authorities say illegally funneled millions of dollars to a Tennessee-based company to create and publish propaganda videos that racked up millions of views on U.S. social media.

The 32-page federal indictment accuses Kostiantyn Kalashnikov and Elena Afanasyeva, employees of RT, a Russian-state news site formerly known as Russia Today, of conducting a money-laundering operation that spent nearly $10 million on efforts to covertly influence public opinion and sow social divisions, including placing blame on Ukraine regarding the war with Russia.

Authorities said the U.S. company, which was not identified by name in the indictment, allegedly created and posted hundreds of English-language videos on social media sites, including TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and X, a site formerly known as Twitter, that echoed Russian state propaganda and garnered 16 million views on YouTube alone.

Kalashnikov and Afanasyeva, Russian citizens who remain at large, were charged with conspiracy to violate the Foreign Agents Registration Act, which carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison, and conspiracy to commit money laundering, which is punishable by up to 20 years, authorities said.

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[gab13by13]

1. So Garland indicts the 2 Russians who are

most likely in Russia, but does not indict the 2 founders of the Tennessee Company, Tenet Media, who are right here in the US of A.

WTH, Musk is spreading Putin disinformation on X.

[Qutzupalotl]

3. Weissman on Lawrence said that likely means the two are cooperating,

and that normally, with this much evidence, we would see an indictment of the two, so that's his read between the lines.

[Martin68]

2. Keep it up.

[Mysterian]

4. When will they arrest traitor scum Tucker Carlson ?

He's the worst foreign agent out there.