The person at the center of this case
United States Government / Federal Election Commission
Cold Case · Open
8 years waiting · since 2018
ANNA VLADISLAVOVNA BOGACHEVA
Justice for United States Government / Federal Election Commission — the trail went cold in 2018, but the truth hasn't.
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suspect
Lead #1Where is Bogacheva currently located and does she remain in Russia or has she fled to another country?
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evidence
Lead #2What specific data analysis and fictitious personas did Bogacheva's group create to interfere with the 2016 election?
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contact
Lead #3What connections exist between Bogacheva and other Internet Research Agency operatives involved in U.S. election interference?
Anna Vladislavovna Bogacheva, a Russian national, is wanted by the FBI for her alleged role in a conspiracy to defraud the United States through interference in the 2016 Presidential Election. Working for the St. Petersburg-based Internet Research Agency, she allegedly oversaw data analysis operations that created hundreds of fictitious online personas and used stolen American identities to manipulate the U.S. political system. A federal arrest warrant was issued in February 2018, and her current whereabouts remain unknown, with a $75,000 reward offered for information leading to her capture.
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Lead #4What information did Bogacheva collect during her June 2014 visit to the United States and how was it used?
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person
Lead #5What employment information did Bogacheva allegedly withhold on her U.S. visa application?
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Conspiracy to Defraud the United States Caution: Anna Vladislavovna Bogacheva 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 April of 2014 through July of 2014.
Bogacheva oversaw the data analysis group within the Translator Project 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. Additionally, Bogacheva allegedly withheld employment information on her United States visa application and traveled to the United States in June of 2014 to collect information in support of the IRA’s operations.
On February 16, 2018, a federal arrest warrant was issued for Anna Vladislavovna Bogacheva in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia after she was charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States. Remarks: Bogacheva speaks Russian and English.
She has ties to Russia.
Timeline of Events
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2014-04-01
Conspiracy Period Begins
Alleged conspiracy to defraud the United States begins in Washington, D.C.
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2014-06-01
Travel to United States
Bogacheva allegedly traveled to the United States to collect information supporting IRA operations
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2014-07-31
Conspiracy Period Ends
Alleged conspiracy period concludes in July 2014
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2018-02-16
Federal Arrest Warrant Issued
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issues arrest warrant for conspiracy to defraud the United States
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Case Information
Incident:April 1, 2014
Last Updated:October 30, 2026
Up to $75,000 Reward
For information leading to the resolution of this case
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Case Information
Incident:April 1, 2014
Last Updated:October 30, 2026
Up to $75,000 Reward
For information leading to the resolution of this case