Maria Butina released from prison

By Caitlin Yilek

Published October 25, 2019 3:43pm ET

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Maria Butina released from prison — In this courtroom sketch, Maria Butina, left, is shown next to her attorney Robert Driscoll, before U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, during a court hearing at the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C. | (Dana Verkouteren via AP)

Russian national Maria Butina, who pleaded guilty to acting as an unregistered agent and infiltrating U.S. political groups, was released from prison Friday morning.

A representative for the Florida prison told the Washington Examiner that Butina, 30, had been released into the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. It’s unclear what time she was released.

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