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U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of Justice

Two RT Employees Indicted for Covertly Funding and Directing U.S. Company that Published Thousands of Videos in Furtherance of Russian Interests

U.S. Department of Justice
Summary
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60% Informative

Kostiantyn Kalashnikov, 31 , and Elena Afanasyeva , 27 , charged with conspiracy to violate the Foreign Agents Registration Act ( FARA ) and conspiracy to commit money laundering.

The Justice Department will not tolerate attempts by an authoritarian regime to exploit our country’s free exchange of ideas to covertly further its own propaganda efforts.

U.S. Company-1 never disclosed to its viewers that it was funded and directed by RT.

Kalashnikov and Afanasyeva are charged with conspiracy to violate FARA , which carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison.

If convicted, a federal district court judge will determine any sentence.

VR Score

59

Informative language

56

Neutral language

36

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

67

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

detected

Time-value

short-lived

External references

no external sources

Source diversity

no sources

Affiliate links

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