Ex-FBI informant who made up bribery story about the Bidens will stay in prison, judge rules

In 2024, a former FBI informant pleaded guilty to lying about a false bribery scheme that would link former U.S. President Joe Biden and his son Hunter.Alexander Smirnov, a former FBI agent who had been an informant since 2010, will remain in prison by decision of U.S. District Judge Otis Wright in Los Angeles.This following the motion filed by a new prosecutor assigned to Smirnov's case, in which he requested the release of the former agent whi…

Judge Rejects Efforts to Free F.B.I. Informant Who Lied About Hunter Biden - Overpasses For America

A federal judge on Wednesday rejected a bid by the Justice Department to free a former F.B.I. informant who had pleaded guilty to lying about Hunter Biden and evading his taxes, saying that nothing about the facts of the case had changed and the man might still flee if released. The longtime informant, Alexander Smirnov, pleaded guilty in December in exchange for a six-year prison sentence, admitting that he had lied to the government when he cl…

Ex-FBI informant who made up bribery story about the Bidens will stay in prison, judge rules

A federal judge in Los Angeles has denied the U.S. government's request to release a former FBI informant while he appeals his case.

Ex-FBI informant who made up bribery story about the Bidens will stay in prison

Smirnov has been in custody since February 2024. He was arrested at the Las Vegas airport after returning to the U.S. from overseas.

Man who faked Biden bribery story to stay in prison

A former FBI informant who made a phoney corruption claim about president Joe Biden and his son Hunter won't be released from jail, a US judge has ruled.