Russian spy Maria Butina asks to be deported after sentencing

Published March 29, 2019 9:14pm ET



Russian agent Maria Butina waived her right to try to remain in the U.S. after she is sentenced next month, according to court documents.

Butina pleaded guilty last year to failing to register as a foreign agent with the Justice Department and conspiring with Alexander Torshin, a former Russian government official, to infiltrate conservative American political circles and influence U.S. relations with Russia.

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