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Ex-FBI informant charged with lying about Bidens will appear in court as judge weighs his detention

Headline from WTOP Washington DC, on the newest of 2 developments

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A former FBI informant charged with fabricating a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden’s family is set to appear…

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Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Ex-FBI informant charged with lying about the Bidens is re-arrested as prosecutors fight to keep him behind bars

    Headline from ABC 17 Mid-Missouri ·

  2. Newest

    Ex-FBI informant charged with lying about Bidens will appear in court as judge weighs his detention

    Headline from WTOP Washington DC ·

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Reports & sources

35 articles, oldest first.

  1. NBC News

    Prosecutors say ex-FBI informant charged over false Hunter Biden reports claimed he got information from Russian intelligence (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Alexander Smirnov, who is charged with lying to the FBI about Joe Biden, Hunter Biden and Burisma, is set to appear at a detention hearing in Las Vegas on Tuesday.

  2. Washington Times

    Ex-FBI informant accused of lying about Bidens is rearrested (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    The former FBI informant arrested on charges of giving false information about the Bidens' business dealings in Ukraine has been arrested again -- on the same charges.

  3. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Ex-FBI informant charged with lying about the Bidens is re-arrested as prosecutors fight to keep him behind bars (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    ABC 17 Mid-Missouri's feed description

    CNN By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — Alexander Smirnov, the former FBI informant indicted for lying about President Joe Biden’s family and their alleged dealings in Ukraine, has been re-arrested in Nevada.

  4. NBC News

    Judge ordered rearrest of FBI informant charged with Biden lies over fears he would flee (opens NBC News)

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    A federal judge in California issued a warrant for the rearrest of former FBI informant Alexander Smirnov after federal prosecutors convinced the judge that the man at the center of House Republicans' ongoing impeachment inquiry was "likely" planning to flee the United States.

  5. Sioux City Journal

    Ex-FBI informant charged with lying about Bidens to remain jailed while he awaits trial, judge rules (opens Sioux City Journal)

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    Sioux City Journal's feed description

    A federal judge says a former FBI informant charged with fabricating a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden’s family must remain behind bars while he awaits trial. U.S. District

  6. WTOP Washington DC

    Ex-FBI informant charged with lying about Bidens will appear in court as judge weighs his detention (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    WTOP Washington DC's feed description

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — A former FBI informant charged with fabricating a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden’s family is set to appear…

  7. Los Angeles Times

    Ex-FBI informant who allegedly lied about the Bidens will remain behind bars, judge rules (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    Alexander Smirnov, a former FBI informant accused of lying to the FBI about bribes to President Biden and his son, appears in court Monday.

  8. KOB 4

    Judge orders former FBI informant charged with fabricating story about the Bidens to remain jailed while he awaits trial (opens KOB 4)

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    Judge orders former FBI informant charged with fabricating story about the Bidens to remain jailed while he awaits trial.

  9. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Ex-FBI informant charged with lying about Bidens to remain jailed (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    U.S. District Judge Otis Wright II in Los Angeles ordered Alexander Smirnov’s detention days after he was freed by another judge.

  10. Politico

    Ex-FBI informant will remain in jail while awaiting trial on charges of lying to FBI about Bidens (opens Politico)

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    Politico's feed description

    Alexander Smirnov could be a flight risk, a federal judge in California concluded.

  11. NBC News

    Ex-FBI informant charged with false intel about the Bidens is set to appear in court (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Former FBI informant Alexander Smirnov, charged with allegedly providing false claims about Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden is scheduled to appear for a pretrial detention hearing.

  12. WMUR

    Judge: Ex-FBI informant charged with lying about Bidens to remain jailed while he awaits trial (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    A former FBI informant charged with fabricating a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme involving President Biden’s family must remain behind bars while he awaits trial, a judge ruled.

  13. Portland Press Herald

    Ex-FBI informant charged with fabricating Biden bribery story to remain jailed until trial (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Portland Press Herald's feed description

    A federal judge orders Alexander Smirnov’s detention after prosecutors raised concerns that the man who claims to have ties to Russian intelligence could flee the country.

  14. WHDH Boston

    Ex-FBI informant charged with lying about Bidens will appear in court as judge weighs his detention - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — A former FBI informant charged with fabricating a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden’s family will appear in a California federal court on Monday

  15. RedState

  16. CBS News

    Former FBI informant who feds say lied to investigators about the Bidens due back in court (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Federal prosecutors in a court hearing on Monday in Los Angeles will once again try to make the case that Alexander Smirnov should be detained pending trial.

  17. Courthouse News Service

    FBI informant charged with planting misinformation about Biden loses bid to stay out of jail (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    Courthouse News Service's feed description

    A federal judge wasn't persuaded that the dual U.S. and Israeli citizen isn't a flight risk given his "habit of making false statements."

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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