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Ex-FBI informant who made up bribery story about the Bidens will stay in prison, judge rules
A federal judge in Los Angeles has denied the U.S. government's request to release a former FBI informant while he appeals ...
Judge indicates he won’t release ex-FBI informant who lied about Biden bribery scheme
Prosecutors and defense attorneys have moved to release Alexander Smirnov, who admitted he lied to the FBI about a bribery ...
Judge Rejects Efforts to Free F.B.I. Informant Who Lied About Hunter Biden
The Trump administration had signaled it might try to undo the guilty plea and six-year prison sentence for Alexander Smirnov ...
L.A. federal prosecutors resign over plea deal for convicted sheriff’s deputy, sources say
Multiple federal prosecutors in Los Angeles submitted resignations after U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli offered a plea agreement ...
DOJ to review conviction of ex-FBI informant behind fake Biden-Ukraine bribery allegations
The Justice Department will review its case against a former FBI informant who was convicted of lying about the Biden ...
Alexander Smirnov pleads guilty to lying about Joe Biden, son Hunter accepted bribes
Alexander Smirnov, the former FBI informant charged with lying about Hunter Biden’s overseas business deals, pleaded guilty ...
US government moves for release of ex-FBI informant who fabricated bribery story about the Bidens
The U.S. government said in a motion filed Thursday in Los Angeles federal court that it now supports the release of a former FBI informant while he appeals his case.