On Thursday morning, the Department of Justice announced a wide array of criminal charges against seven Russian intelligence officers, including computer hacking, wire fraud, money laundering, and identity theft. According to the indictment, the defendants stole and disseminated the personal information of several prominent anti-doping officials and 250 athletes following the 2014 Sochi Olympics.
The indictment names all seven of the accused as members of the Russian Federation intelligence agency (or GRU) housed within the intelligence directorate of the Russian military. Three of the defendants were also charged as part of the Mueller investigation…
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