Dual citizen charged as Russian spy who ran NYC propaganda center for the KremlinBy Ben Feuerherd and Kenneth Garger
March 8, 2022
The founder of a Russian propaganda center in New York — who helped push an “I Love Russia” campaign — was hit with federal charges Tuesday that she acted as an illegal agent of the Kremlin.
Alleged spy Elena Branson launched the Russia Center New York in Manhattan in 2012, after receiving the authorization from the highest levels of the Russian government, Manhattan prosecutors charged.
They alleged that she even corresponded with Russian President Vladimir Putin himself as part of the effort.
The center served as a Kremlin propaganda machine aimed at spreading its influence in the US, prosecutors said.
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Source:
https://nypost.com/2022/03/08/russian-spy-ran-nyc-propaganda-center-for-the-kremlin-feds/
