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United States Federal Government / Electoral System
Cold Case · Open
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 Bovda create or manage through the Translator Project?
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contact
Lead #3Who were Bovda's direct supervisors and colleagues at the Internet Research Agency, and have they been identified or prosecuted?
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. Working as head of the IRA's Translator Project from November 2013 to October 2014, she allegedly helped create hundreds of fictitious online personas and coordinate political interference operations targeting Americans. A federal arrest warrant was issued on February 16, 2018, and her current whereabouts remain unknown; the FBI is offering up to $75,000 for information leading to her arrest.
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Lead #4What computer servers and infrastructure in the United States did the IRA use, and can financial records trace payments or communications?
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Lead #5How did the IRA's interference operations specifically target the 2016 Presidential Election, and what measurable impact did they achieve?
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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
IRA Operations Begin
Internet Research Agency's United States-focused conspiracy activities commence in November 2013
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2014-10-31
IRA Operations End
Conspiracy activities conclude in October 2014
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2018-02-16
Federal Arrest Warrant Issued
Maria Anatolyevna Bovda charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
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Case Information
Incident:November 1, 2013
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:November 1, 2013
Last Updated:October 30, 2026
Up to $75,000 Reward
For information leading to the resolution of this case