The File
A federal grand jury indicted 13 Russian nationals and three Russian companies, including the Internet Research Agency, in February 2018 for engaging in operations to interfere with the 2016 U.S. presidential election. The Internet Research Agency's own indictment describes it directly as a Russian organization engaged in operations to interfere with elections and political processes. These are indictments, not convictions; most of the named defendants never faced trial in a U.S. court.
The Documented Record
February 2018: A federal grand jury in the District of Columbia indicted 13 Russian nationals and three Russian companies for engaging in operations to interfere with the U.S. political system, including the 2016 presidential election. [DOCUMENTED]
The indictment charged the Internet Research Agency as a Russian organization engaged in operations to interfere with elections and political processes. [DOCUMENTED]
Eleven of the defendants were charged with conspiracy to commit computer crimes, eight counts of aggravated identity theft, and conspiracy to launder money, as documented in the Special Counsel's own archived case record. [DOCUMENTED]
Sources
- Internet Research Agency Indictment, U.S. Department of Justice, 2018
- Grand Jury Indicts Thirteen Russian Individuals and Three Russian Companies, U.S. Department of Justice, 2018
- Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III archive, U.S. Department of Justice
Connected Files
NAR-003 documents the Special Counsel's broader findings on Russian interference and the absence of established campaign coordination.