The person at the center of this case
United States Government / Electoral System
Cold Case · Open
8 years waiting · since 2018
MARIA ANATOLYEVNA BOVDA
Justice for United States Government / Electoral System — the trail went cold in 2018, but the truth hasn't.
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suspect
Lead #1What is Bovda's current location and is she still in Russia or has she fled to another country?
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evidence
Lead #2What specific stolen American identities and fictitious online personas did Bovda create or oversee through the Translator Project?
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clue
Lead #3Who were the other key operatives and supervisors in the Internet Research Agency's U.S.-focused operations that Bovda worked with?
Maria Anatolyevna Bovda, a Russian national employed by the St. Petersburg-based Internet Research Agency, is wanted by the FBI for her role as head of the Translator Project in a conspiracy to defraud the United States. Between November 2013 and October 2014, she allegedly helped orchestrate a sophisticated operation involving hundreds of fictitious online personas and stolen American identities designed to interfere with U.S. elections and political processes. A federal arrest warrant was issued on February 16, 2018, and she remains at large with ties to Russia; the FBI is offering up to $75,000 for information leading to her location and arrest.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) / United States District Court for the District of Columbia
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Lead #4What financial records, communications, or digital evidence link Bovda directly to the election interference operations?
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Conspiracy to Defraud the United States Caution: Maria Anatolyevna Bovda 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 November of 2013 to October of 2014.
Bovda was employed with 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.
Bovda worked as the head of the IRA’s Translator Project, the company’s United States-focused contingent. These actions were allegedly taken to reach significant numbers of Americans for the purposes of interfering with the United States political system, including the 2016 Presidential Election.
On February 16, 2018, a federal arrest warrant was issued for Maria Anatolyevna Bovda in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia after she was charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States. Remarks: Bovda speaks Russian and English.
She has ties to Russia.
Timeline of Events
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2013-11-01
Conspiracy Period Begins
Alleged conspiracy to defraud the United States begins in November 2013
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2014-10-31
Conspiracy Period Ends
Alleged conspiracy activities conclude in October 2014
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2018-02-16
Federal Arrest Warrant Issued
Federal arrest warrant issued in United States District Court for the District of Columbia for conspiracy to defraud the United States
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Case Information
Incident:November 1, 2013
Last Updated:May 11, 2026
Up to $75,000 Reward
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Case Information
Incident:November 1, 2013
Last Updated:May 11, 2026
Up to $75,000 Reward
For information leading to the resolution of this case