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U.S. Citizens Convicted of Conspiring to Act as Illegal Agents of the Russian Government

U.S. Department of Justice
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A jury convicts Omali Yeshitela , Penny Hess , Jesse Nevel and Augustus C. Romain Jr. of conspiracy to act as agents of a foreign government.

Aleksandr Viktorovich Ionov , a resident of Moscow , was the founder and president of the Anti-Globalization Movement of Russia .

Ionov ’s influence efforts were directed and supervised by Moscow -based Federal Security Service (FSB) officers.

Each defendant faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison.

A sentencing date has not yet been set.

The FBI is investigating the case.

The defendants are accused of engaging in demonstrations at a social media company headquarters in California to demonstrate against suppression of pro-Russian viewpoints.

VR Score

68

Informative language

67

Neutral language

63

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

65

Offensive language

possibly offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

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