An image of Maria Butina pulled from Facebook. (Obtained by The Washington Post)Maria Butina, who pleaded guilty in December to conspiring with a senior Russian official to infiltrate conservative American political circles as an undeclared Kremlin agent, is continuing to cooperate with investigators and her case is not ready for sentencing, prosecutors said Tuesday. U.S. prosecutors requested and a federal judge agreed to wait until March 28 to decide the date for a sentencing hearing for Butina, 30. The judge noted afterward that Butina had good reason to seek sentencing promptly, because she has been in custody since being charged in July. Butina has been detained for a substantial portion of whatever sentence she likely faces,” Chutkan said.

Source: Washington Post February 26, 2019 22:18 UTC