A Russian foreign agent was involved in spreading false information and influencing city politics in St. Petersburg, Florida, according to the FBI. Officials did not specify which local political group was involved, but Uhuru leaders later confirmed it was their group referenced in the indictment.
Over the course of seven years, from 2014 to July 2022, the FBI says Aleksandr Ianov of Russia's Federal Security Service, or FSB, set up his base of operations in St. Petersburg, Florida with the Uhuru Movement, where he coordinated and executed a campaign to fund and influence U.S. politics and sow discord surrounding elections and government.During a press conference, U.S.
coordinated and funded direct action by U.S. political groups to further Russian interests and coordinated coverage of these groups' activities in Russian media outlets;arranged meetings with Russian FSB operatives and traveled to and from the country from Tampa for the meetings; The indictment names some specific instances when Ionov allegedly acted on behalf of the Russian government, including allegedly sending electronic messages supporting the Russian Olympic team in 2016 after it was disclosed that Russian athletes took part in a state-run doping campaign.
Hosting the online forum-style conversation is Eritha ‘Akile’ Cainion, who ran for St. Pete mayor and now says she is the "director of agitation and propaganda for the African People's Socialist Party."Screenshot of Youtube video showing man called Alexander Ionov and St. Pete Uhuru leaderThe Uhuru group in St. Petersburg, Florida was parroting Russian talking points during the 2017 mayoral campaign.
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