A federal judge in Los Angeles has denied the U.S. government's request to release a former FBI informant while he appeals ...

Prosecutors and defense attorneys have moved to release Alexander Smirnov, who admitted he lied to the FBI about a bribery ...

The Trump administration had signaled it might try to undo the guilty plea and six-year prison sentence for Alexander Smirnov ...

Multiple federal prosecutors in Los Angeles submitted resignations after U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli offered a plea agreement ...

Alexander Smirnov is serving a six-year sentence for lying about former president Joe Biden and his son Hunter accepting ...

The decision, issued Wednesday by U.S. District Judge Otis Wright in Los Angeles, comes weeks after a new prosecutor reassigned to Alexander Smirnov's case jointly filed a motion with his ...

The decision, issued Wednesday by U.S. District Judge Otis Wright in Los Angeles, comes weeks after a new prosecutor was reassigned to the case and jointly filed a motion with Alexander Smirnov’s ...

Ex-FBI Informant Who Made up Bribery Story About the Bidens Will Stay in Prison, Judge Rules LAS VEGAS (AP) — A federal judge has denied the U.S. government's request to release from prison a ...