Brandon Van Grack spoke to Reuters about U.S. Department of Justice prosecutors ramping up enforcement of the Foreign Agents Registration Act and a related law known by its code number, 951, in an attempt to target Russians acting on the Kremlin’s behalf without registering as foreign agents.
According to Brandon, charging fugitives sends a message to Moscow to thwart further activity. “It is a way to deter the other government – to say, ‘look, we know what you’re doing here, so stop it,’” he said.
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