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United States Government / Federal Election Commission
Justice for United States Government / Federal Election Commission — the trail went cold in 2018, but the truth hasn't.
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Where is Aleksandra Yuryevna Krylova currently located and what is her status?
What specific stolen American identities were used and how were they obtained?
What are her current ties and activities in Russia, Qatar, and Indonesia?
Aleksandra Yuryevna Krylova, a Russian national and third-ranking director of the St. Petersburg-based Internet Research Agency, is wanted by the FBI for allegedly orchestrating a conspiracy to defraud the United States by interfering with federal elections and government functions from 2013 to 2014. Operating from Russia, she directed the creation of hundreds of fake online personas using stolen American identities and purchased U.S. server space to reach millions of Americans and influence the 2016 Presidential Election. Despite a federal arrest warrant issued in February 2018, Krylova remains at large with known ties to Russia, Qatar, and Indonesia, and investigators seek information about her current whereabouts and ongoing activities.
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Conspiracy to Defraud the United States Caution: Aleksandra Yuryevna Krylova is wanted by the FBI for her alleged involvement in a conspiracy to defraud the United States by impairing, obstructing, and defeating the lawful functions of the Federal Election Commission, the United States Department of Justice, and the United States Department of State. This occurred in Washington, D.C., from September of 2013 to November of 2014.
Krylova operated as Director of the St. Petersburg-based Internet Research Agency (IRA), an organization allegedly engaged in political and electoral interference operations in the United States which included the purchase of American computer server space, the creation of hundreds of fictitious online personas, and the use of stolen identities of persons from the United States.
These alleged actions were taken to reach significant numbers of Americans for the purposes of interfering with the United States political system, including the 2016 Presidential Election. Krylova, serving as the IRA’s third highest ranking employee, also allegedly withheld employment information on her United States visa application and traveled to the United States in June of 2014 to collect information and inform future IRA operations.
On February 16, 2018, a federal arrest warrant was issued for Aleksandra Yuryevna Krylova in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia after she was charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States. Remarks: Krylova speaks Russian and English.
She has ties to Russia, Qatar, and Indonesia.
Alleged conspiracy to defraud the United States begins in September 2013
Krylova traveled to the United States to collect information and inform future IRA operations
Alleged conspiracy activities concluded in November 2014
Federal arrest warrant issued in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia for conspiracy to defraud the United States
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