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Ex-FBI informant accused of lying about the Bidens is indicted on federal tax charges

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WASHINGTON — A former FBI informant who is charged with fabricating a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden’s family has been indicted in a new case on federal tax charges.

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  1. CBS News

    Trial of ex-FBI informant indicted for lying about Bidens delayed amid new tax evasion charges (opens CBS News)

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    Alexander Smirnov, an FBI informant, was accused of lying about President Biden and Hunter Biden and now faces new charges of tax evasion.

  2. The Columbian

    Ex-FBI informant accused of lying about the Bidens is indicted on federal tax charges (opens The Columbian)

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    WASHINGTON — A former FBI informant who is charged with fabricating a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden’s family has been indicted in a new case on federal tax charges.

  3. Washington Examiner

    Ex FBI agent accused of lying about Biden family indicted on new tax evasion charges (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Former FBI agent Alexander Smirnov is alleged to have evaded paying income taxes of more than $2 million that he received from multiple sources between 2020 and 2022.

  4. Forbes

    Ex-FBI Informant Accused Of Making False Claims Against Bidens Indicted On New Tax Charges (opens Forbes)

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    The former informant has been accused of hiding millions of dollars in income earned between 2020 and 2022.

  5. Newsweek

    Former FBI informant accused of lying about Bidens indicted on tax charges (opens Newsweek)

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    Alexander Smirnov, a former FBI informant, has been indicted on federal tax charges.

  6. The Hill

    Former FBI informant who fabricated Biden claims indicted on tax charges (opens The Hill)

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    A former FBI informant who fabricated statements to the bureau that in part spurred a GOP congressional investigation into the Biden family has been indicted on tax fraud charges. Alexander Smirnov, as a confidential informant, had relayed to the FBI that the head of the Ukrainian energy company Bur…

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