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United States Federal Government / Electoral System
Cold Case · Open
8 years waiting · since 2018
ROBERT SERGEYEVICH 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 Bovda's current location given his known ties to Russia, Germany, and The Netherlands?
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evidence
Lead #2What specific stolen American identities and fictitious online personas were created and operated by Bovda's Translator Project team?
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contact
Lead #3How did Bovda communicate with other IRA operatives and coordinate the social media operations across multiple platforms?
Robert Sergeyevich Bovda is wanted by the FBI for his alleged role as Deputy Head of the Translator Project at Russia's Internet Research Agency, where he participated in a conspiracy to defraud the United States through social media manipulation and electoral interference from 2013 to 2014. The conspiracy involved creating hundreds of fictitious online personas and using stolen American identities to conduct operations on major platforms including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube, with the goal of interfering with the U.S. political system and the 2016 Presidential Election. Bovda remains at large with ties to Russia, Germany, and The Netherlands, and a federal arrest warrant was issued in February 2018; anyone with information about his whereabouts is urged to contact the FBI.
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Lead #4What was Bovda's specific role in targeting American voters and influencing the 2016 Presidential Election?
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Lead #5Who were the other key operatives and supervisors in the IRA's Translator Project that worked directly with Bovda?
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Official wording
Source Narrative
Conspiracy to Defraud the United States Caution: Robert Sergeyevich Bovda is wanted by the FBI for his 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 served as Deputy Head of the IRA’s Translator Project, the organization’s US-focused contingent, which allegedly conducted social media operations on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. These actions were performed in support of the IRA’s alleged efforts 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 Robert Sergeyevich Bovda in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia after he was charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States. Remarks: Bovda speaks Russian, English, and German.
He has ties to Russia, Germany, and The Netherlands.
Timeline of Events
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2013-11
Conspiracy Period Begins
Robert Sergeyevich Bovda's alleged conspiracy to defraud the United States begins, operating from the Internet Research Agency in St. Petersburg.
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2014-10
Conspiracy Period Ends
The alleged conspiracy period concludes in October 2014.
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2018-02-16
Federal Arrest Warrant Issued
A federal arrest warrant was issued for Robert Sergeyevich Bovda in the 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:September 11, 2026
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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