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The Justice Department unsealed an indictment against Aleksandr Viktorovich Ionov and detailed allegations that he worked on behalf of Russia's government.

national accused of working to interfere with U.S. elections and conducting a yearslong influence campaign.

The U.S. Justice Department unsealed an indictment against Ionov on Friday and issued a news release detailing allegations that he worked on behalf of the, as well as in conjunction with Russia's Federal Security Service , in"orchestrating a years-long foreign malign influence campaign that used various U.S. political groups to sow discord, spread pro-Russian propaganda, and interfere in elections within the United States.

The FBI raided an office in St. Petersburg, Florida, on Friday to collect evidence for an investigation of a Russian national accused of working to interfere with U.S. elections in conjunction with Russia's Federal Security Service . Above, a general view of the headquarters of the FSB, Russia's main security agency, in Moscow on March 23, 2021.U.S. Political Group 1, which the DOJ said was in Florida, was pinpointed as the Uhuru Movement in the WTSP report.

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