Prosecutors say Mr. Smirnov, a longtime confidential human source whom the bureau paid six figures, “provided false and derogatory information.” Mr. Smirnov claimed Burisma executives told him in 2015 and 2016 that they paid the vice president and his son $5 million each to protect the company from “all kinds of problems,” among them a corruption investigation by Ukrainian Prosecutor General Viktor Shokin.
Smirnov arrest revives Democrats' Russia conspiracy theories
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Prosecutors said Smirnov had been planning to travel overseas to multiple countries days after his Feb. 14 arrest where he said he was meeting with foreign intelligence contacts.
Alexander Smirnov charged with lying about Bidens, will remain jailed awaiting trial, judge rules
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