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WASHINGTON ― Maria Butina, a Russian gun rights activist who became enmeshed in Republican politics during the 2016 election, has pleaded guilty to engaging in a conspiracy against the United States by acting as an agent of the Russian Federation.
The 30-year-old was arrested and charged in July. As part of a plea deal, prosecutors dropped a charge of acting as a foreign agent. The charge she pleaded guilty to could carry a term of up to five years in prison, but sentencing guidelines suggest she’d get between zero and six months in prison.
