A. Structure of the Internet Research Agency
The entire first paragraph is redacted stating "Harm to Ongoing Matter."
The second paragraph begins, The organization quickly grew. The rest of the paragraph is redacted except for footnote notations, 11 and 12.
Paragraph 3 begins, The growth of the organization led to more detailed organizational structure. The second line states "Harm of Ongoing Matter."
Footnotes:
8 See SM-2230634, serial 92. I believe this is an internal notation to evidence of the investigation.
9 and 10 "Harm to Ongoing Matter."
11 See SM-2230634, serial 86 I believe this is an internal notation to evidence of the investigation.
12 "Harm to Ongoing Matter."
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First paragraph is redacted except Footnote 3 or more likely 13. "Harm to Ongoing Matter."
The second paragraph begins Two individuals headed the IRA's management: its general director, Mikhail Bystov, and its executive director Mikhail Burchik. The remainder of the paragraph is redacted "Harm to Ongoing Matter." Footnote 14 and 15.
The third paragraph begins As early as 2014, the IRA began hiding its funding and activities. The remainder of the paragraph is redacted "Harm to Ongoing Matter." Footnote 16.
The fourth paragraph begins The IRA's US operations are part of a larger set of interlocking operations known as "Project Lakhta." The rest of the paragraph is redacted "Harm of Ongoing Matter." Footnote 7, but, more likely 17 and 18.
10.19.18
By Steven Melendez
In a federal criminal complaint unsealed on Friday, (click here) a Russian national named Elena Alekseevna Khusyaynova was charged in relation to an online influence campaign that targeted U.S. elections, including the 2016 presidential election, this year’s midterms, and even the 2020 vote.
The 44-year-old St. Petersburg resident was allegedly the chief accountant of the influence operations dubbed “Project Lakhta,” preparing multimillion-dollar budgets for operations funded by the Russian oligarch and Putin ally Yevgeniy Viktorovich Prigozhin. The operating budget for the first half of 2018 alone was $10 million, according to a U.S. Justice Department statement.
The operation allegedly generated divisive social media posts, targeting audiences on both sides of issues like immigration, LGBT rights, gun control, and the Confederate flag....
On Monday, Oct. 22, (click here) a Russian media outlet known as the Federal News Agency (FAN) published a video of a round-faced woman sitting at a desk, looking directly into the camera. Her name, she announced, was Elena Alekseevna Khusyaynova, and she was FAN’s accountant....
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