A woman with dual US and Russian citizenship, Elena Branson has been charged with being Putin’s spy for failing to register as a foreign agent, as well as other crimes, after allegedly opening a 'Russian propaganda centre' in New York and communicating directly with Vladimir Putin himself.
Elena Branson, 61, has been working illegally as a spy for the Russian government since at least 2011, according to the Department of Justice. She faces six counts, including failing to notify the Attorney General about acting as a foreign government agent, failing to register under the Foreign Agents Registration Act, conspiring to commit visa fraud, and lying to the FBI.
Branson was born in the Soviet Union and moved to the United States when he was 30 years old. According to court documents (read below), she became a citizen of the United States in 1999.
According to the prosecutor, the Manhattan-based merchant banker established the Russian Center of New York in 2012 with approval -...
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