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#Florida is the epicenter of #Russia's disinfo in #US
#JesseNevel, #PennyHess and #OmaliYeshitela, all Americans, are charged with conspiring to act as illegal agents of the #Russian government within the #US
A 2023 indictment says a Russian named #AleksandrIonov recruited them and others to create #dissension in the United States and promote #secessionist ideologies
#Ionov directed an unsuccessful 2019 political campaign in Florida & raised money for Maria #Butina
Chicago Sun-Times · Russian propaganda push expected in Chicago for Democratic National Convention, experts say“This is just a target-rich stew for the Russians to try lots of things and see what works,” says Max Bergmann of the Center for Strategic International Studies.
