The person at the center of this case
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 is she still operating under the IRA or another organization?
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evidence
Lead #2What specific stolen American identities and fictitious online personas did Bovda create and manage?
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contact
Lead #3Does Bovda have known associates or handlers within the Russian government or IRA still active in interference 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. Working as head of the IRA's Translator Project from November 2013 to October 2014, Bovda allegedly helped create hundreds of fictitious online personas and used 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, making her location and cooperation critical to understanding the full scope of foreign interference operations.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) / United States District Court for the District of Columbia
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clue
Lead #4What computer servers and digital infrastructure did the IRA acquire in the United States under Bovda's direction?
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timeline
Lead #5How did Bovda's role in the Translator Project evolve between 2013-2014 and what specific electoral interference campaigns did she oversee?
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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
IRA conspiracy to defraud the United States begins in November 2013
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2014-10-31
Conspiracy Period Ends
IRA conspiracy operations conclude in October 2014
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2018-02-16
Federal Arrest Warrant Issued
Federal arrest warrant issued for Maria Anatolyevna Bovda in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
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Case Information
Incident:November 1, 2013
Last Updated:September 11, 2026
Up to $75,000 Reward
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Case Information
Incident:November 1, 2013
Last Updated:September 11, 2026
Up to $75,000 Reward
For information leading to the resolution of this case