Former FBI informant Alexander Smirnov, left, walks out of his lawyer’s office in downtown Las Vegas (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal/AP) A former FBI informant who fabricated a story about ...

Former FBI informant Alexander Smirnov, left, walks out of his lawyer’s office in downtown Las Vegas (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal/AP) A former FBI informant who fabricated a story about ...

Alexander Smirnov, a dual U.S.-Israeli citizen, pleaded guilty in mid-December to four counts for falsifying statements, in part, that spearheaded a Republican congressional probe into the Biden ...

Former FBI informant Alexander Smirnov, left, walks out of his lawyer's office in downtown Las Vegas after being released from federal custody February 20, 2024. Former FBI informant Alexander ...

Former FBI informant Alexander Smirnov, left, walks out of his lawyer's office in downtown Las Vegas after being released from federal custody Feb. 20, 2024. Credit: AP/K.M. Cannon Smirnov will ...

Alexander Smirnov pleaded guilty last month of causing the creation of a false record after falsely telling his FBI handler that he had knowledge of bribes paid by executives at Burisma Holdings ...

FILE - In this courtroom sketch Defendant Alexander Smirnov speaks in Federal court in Los Angeles, Feb. 26, 2024. (William T. Robles via AP, File) ...

Prosecutors are seeking a six-year prison term after Alexander Smirnov pleaded guilty to tax evasion and lying to the FBI. The allegations, proven false, claimed the Bidens each received $5 ...

Alexander Smirnov pleaded guilty last month in Los Angeles federal court to tax evasion and lying to the FBI about the phony bribery scheme in what prosecutors say was an effort to influence the ...