Prosecutors ask for 18-month sentence for Russian agent Butina

Federal prosecutors want Russian agent and gun rights activist Maria Butina to serve an 18-month sentence.

Butina, 30, who is set to be sentenced by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia next week, conspired with agents of the Russian government to gain influence in the National Rifle Association and within right-wing political circles for Moscow’s gain. She entered the U.S. on a student visa after she was admitted to the School of International Service at American University as a master’s degree student.