The person at the center of this case
United States Federal Government / Electoral System
Cold Case · Open - Wanted by FBI
8 years waiting · since 2018
MARIA ANATOLYEVNA BOVDA
Justice for United States Federal Government / Electoral System — the trail went cold in 2018, but the truth hasn't.
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suspect
Lead #1What is Maria Anatolyevna Bovda's current location and has she fled to Russia or another country?
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evidence
Lead #2What specific fictitious online personas and stolen identities did the Translator Project create and deploy?
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person
Lead #3Who were the other key operatives and supervisors in the Internet Research Agency's U.S.-focused operations?
Maria Anatolyevna Bovda, a Russian national employed by the St. Petersburg-based Internet Research Agency, is wanted by the FBI for her alleged role in a conspiracy to defraud the United States by interfering with federal agencies and the 2016 Presidential Election. As head of the IRA's Translator Project, she allegedly directed operations involving the creation of hundreds of fictitious online personas and use of stolen American identities to manipulate the U.S. political system. A federal arrest warrant was issued on February 16, 2018, and her current whereabouts remain unknown, with a $75,000 reward for information leading to her capture.
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Lead #4What computer servers and infrastructure in the United States were used to conduct the interference operations?
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timeline
Lead #5How did the IRA's activities evolve between November 2013 and October 2014, and what specific targeting strategies were employed?
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Source Narrative
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 Washington, D.C.
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2014-10-31
Conspiracy Period Ends
Alleged conspiracy period concludes
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2018-02-16
Federal Arrest Warrant Issued
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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Case Information
Incident:November 1, 2013
Last Updated:April 29, 2026
Up to $75,000 Reward
For information leading to the resolution of this case
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Case Information
Incident:November 1, 2013
Last Updated:April 29, 2026
Up to $75,000 Reward
For information leading to the resolution of this case