A federal appeals court has rejected a bid to release from jail a former FBI informant who is charged with fabricating a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden’s family.
FILE - In this artist sketch depicts defendant Alexander Smirnov I federal court in Los Angeles, Feb. 26, 2024. A federal appeals court has rejected a bid to release from jail the former FBI informant who is charged with fabricating a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden's family. – A federal appeals court on Wednesday rejected a bid to release from jail a former FBI informant who is charged with fabricating a's lawyers had urged the California-based 9th U.S.
Smirnov's lawyers have noted that their client has no criminal history and argued that keeping him locked up will make it difficult for him to help his legal team prepare for trial. His lawyers said they believe"he should be free in order to effectively prepare his defense.” In urging the judge to keep him in jail, prosecutors revealed Smirnov has reported to the FBI having extensive contact with officials associated with Russian intelligence, and claimed that such officials were involved in passing a story to him about Hunter Biden.
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