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United States election infrastructure and 2016 presidential election integrity
Cold Case · Open
8 years waiting · since 2018
ALEKSANDR VLADIMIROVICH OSADCHUK
Justice for United States election infrastructure and 2016 presidential election integrity — the trail went cold in 2018, but the truth hasn't.
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suspect
Lead #1Osadchuk held the rank of Colonel and commanded Unit 74455 of Russian military intelligence—what was the operational structure and scope of this unit's cyber activities?
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evidence
Lead #2The indictment charges conspiracy to commit computer crimes targeting state election boards, secretaries of state, and election technology suppliers—what specific systems were compromised and what data was accessed?
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location
Lead #3Osadchuk was last known to be in Moscow, Russia—has his location or status changed since 2018, and what extradition efforts have been pursued?
On July 13, 2018, a federal grand jury indicted Russian military intelligence officer Aleksandr Vladimirovich Osadchuk and 11 others for their roles in interfering with the 2016 U.S. presidential election through computer hacking and stolen document releases. Osadchuk, a Colonel and commanding officer of Unit 74455, allegedly led efforts to breach election administration systems and related technology providers. He remains at large, last known to be in Moscow, Russia, making his apprehension critical to accountability for election interference operations.
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United States District Court for the District of Columbia; Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Lead #4The indictment includes charges of aggravated identity theft and false domain registration—what specific identities and domains were used in the election interference operation?
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Conspiracy to Commit an Offense Against the United States; False Registration of a Domain Name; Aggravated Identity Theft; Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering On July 13, 2018, a federal grand jury sitting in the District of Columbia returned an indictment against 12 Russian military intelligence officers for their alleged roles in interfering with the 2016 United States (U.S.) elections . The indictment charges 11 defendants, Aleksandr Vladimirovich Osadchuk, Dmitriy Sergeyevich Badin , Boris Alekseyevich Antonov , Ivan Sergeyevich Yermakov , Aleksey Viktorovich Lukashev , Sergey Aleksandrovich Morgachev , Nikolay Yuryevich Kozachek , Pavel Vyacheslavovich Yershov , Artem Andreyevich Malyshev , Aleksey Aleksandrovich Potemkin , and Viktor Borisovich Netyksho, with a computer hacking conspiracy involving gaining unauthorized access into the computers of U.S.
persons and entities involved in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, stealing documents from those computers, and staging releases of the stolen documents to interfere with the 2016 U.S.
presidential election. The indictment also charges these defendants with aggravated identity theft, false registration of a domain name, and conspiracy to commit money laundering.
Two defendants, Aleksandr Vladimirovich Osadchuk and Anatoliy Sergeyevich Kovalev , are charged with a separate conspiracy to commit computer crimes, relating to hacking into the computers of U.S. persons and entities responsible for the administration of 2016 U.S.
elections, such as state boards of elections, secretaries of state, and U.S. companies that supplied software and other technology related to the administration of U.S.
elections. The United States District Court for the District of Columbia in Washington, D.C.
issued a federal arrest warrant for Aleksandr Vladimirovich Osadchuk upon the grand jury’s return of the indictment. Remarks: Osadchuk is alleged to have been a Russian military intelligence officer who held the rank of Colonel and was the commanding officer of Unit 74455.
Osadchuk was last known to be located in Moscow, Russia.
Timeline of Events
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2018-07-13
Federal Grand Jury Indictment
A federal grand jury in the District of Columbia returned an indictment against 12 Russian military intelligence officers, including Aleksandr Vladimirovich Osadchuk, for alleged roles in 2016 U.S. election interference.
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2018-07-13
Federal Arrest Warrant Issued
The United States District Court for the District of Columbia issued a federal arrest warrant for Aleksandr Vladimirovich Osadchuk upon the grand jury's return of the indictment.
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Incident:July 13, 2018
Last Updated:September 12, 2026
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Case Information
Incident:July 13, 2018
Last Updated:September 12, 2026