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. Alexander Smirnov’s lawyers had urged the California-based 9th U.S.
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. WASHINGTON — 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.
The appeals court also denied Smirnov’s request for temporary release, which his lawyers had pressed for so he could undergo eye surgery for glaucoma.falsely telling his FBI handler that executives from the Ukrainian energy company Burisma had paid President Biden and Hunter Biden $5 million each around 2015. The claim became central to the Republican impeachment inquiry of President Biden in Congress.
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.”
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