US District Judge Otis Wright II of Los Angeles ordered the detention of former FBI informant Alexander Smirnov. The agency reports that Associated press.
On February 23, he was arrested again on charges that US President Joe Biden provided false information about his son Hunter’s involvement in business dealings with the Ukrainian energy company Burisma.
According to the judge’s decision, Smirnov will remain in custody until the trial begins. The agency did not provide detailed information about the suspect’s arrest date. He was denied bail due to lack of confidence in the court, according to AFP.
Alexander Smirnov was detained at Harry Reid Airport in Las Vegas on February 14 after arriving from abroad. U.S. Department of Justice Special Counsel David Weiss accused her of lying about President Biden and his son’s involvement in transactions with Burisma Holdings. He was released on bail on February 21, but was arrested again in Nevada on the morning of February 23, with the same arrest warrant.
According to AFP, Smirnov has US and Israeli citizenship. During the interrogation on February 14, prosecutors said that he accepted Connections to Russian intelligence. Investigators believe some of the information he provided to the FBI for at least a decade was false.
Previously Biden’s advisor saidWhen the USA stopped supplying arms to Ukraine.