ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - A Russian foreign agent has been indicted by a Federal grand jury in Tampa for running a "brazen influence campaign, turning U.S.
political groups and U.S. citizens into instruments of the Russian government," according to the FBI. Over the course of seven years, from 2014 to July 2022, the FBI says Aleksandr Ianov set up his base of operations at a political operation in St.
Petersburg, Florida – assumed to be the St. Pete Uhuru House – where he coordinated and executed a campaign to fund and influence U.S.
politics and sow discord in the U.S. surrounding elections and government.During a press conference, U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida Roger Handberg outlined the 24-page indictment which was unsealed Friday morning.A Russian foreign agent was involved in spreading false information and influencing city politics in St.