Russian government money laundering through RT in the USA

Two Russian nationals, Kostiantyn Kalashnikov and Elena Afanasyeva, were charged in the U.S. with conspiracy to violate the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) and money laundering. They allegedly operated a covert $10 million scheme funded by the Russian government through RT, a state-controlled media outlet. This operation funneled money to a U.S.-based company, U.S. Company-1, which created social media content promoting pro-Russia propaganda without disclosing its ties to Russia. The FBI is investigating, and both Kalashnikov and Afanasyeva are at large.

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