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Alleged Russian spy Maria Butina pleads guilty to engaging in conspiracy against US
By Veronica Stracqualursi, Marshall Cohen & Katelyn Polantz
Maria Butina's boyfriend claimed he set up Trump-Russia NRA "conduit" as campaign funds flowed
By Igor Derysh
NRA Ties to Russian Operatives Draw Growing Scrutiny From Congress – Mother Jones
By Dan Friedman & Mark Follman
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Russian agent's guilty plea intensifies spotlight on relationship with NRA
By Tom Hamburger, Rosalind S. Helderman & Michelle Ye
Maria Butina Pleads Guilty In Foreign Agent Case, Admits Clandestine Influence Scheme
By Philip Ewing & Carrie Johnson
Russian operative Maria Butina pleads guilty to conspiracy
By Rich Schapiro, Elisha Fieldstadt & Charlie Gile
Maria Butina Pleads Guilty to Role in a Russian Effort to Influence Conservatives (Published 2018)
By Matthew Rosenberg
Alleged Russian spy Maria Butina cooperating ahead of plea hearing Thursday
By Marshall Cohen & Sara Murray
Russian government claims accused spy Maria Butina was 'tortured' in US custody, but doesn't provide any evidence
By Mary Ilyushina & Frederik Pleitgen
Maria Butina pleads guilty to conspiring to act as an agent of the Kremlin
By Spencer Hsu & Tom Jackman