Former FBI informant held pending trial in bribery scheme
Alexander Smirnov 43 pleads not guilty to fabricating a multimillion dollar bribery claim involving President Biden and Hunter Biden. Judge Otis Wright II orders continued detention after Smirnov was rearrested at his lawyers in Las Vegas amid charges of ties to Russian intelligence and plans to travel abroad. Prosecutors say Smirnov pushed false stories to influence U.S. elections and posed a flight risk. Smirnov also faces firearms charges and is linked to German, Israeli, and U.S. citizenship.
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