FBI informant who lied about Biden 'bribes' pleads guilty

It was all bullshit all along.

Everybody knew it, except for the MAGA toadies in Congress. Actually, they probably knew it too. They just stayed pissed that Trumpf was unable to extort "dirt on Biden" from Zelenskyy.

Of course, now that Trump won the election, all that doesn't matter. We can just pretend it didn't, right?

Just let it go...


https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckgnl7qdvjno

FBI informant who lied about Biden 'bribes' pleads guilty

Mike Wendling
BBC News

A former informant has pleaded guilty to lying to the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) about a fake bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden and his son Hunter.

Alexander Smirnov, 44, also admitted tax evasion after not reporting more than $2m (£1.58m) in income.

His claims became the basis of an impeachment investigation in Congress which centred around the false claims that the Bidens made millions in bribes from Burisma, a Ukrainian energy company.

But Smirnov admitted he made the story up, and pleaded guilty in Los Angeles on Monday as part of an agreement with prosecutors.


Smirnov, a dual US-Israeli citizen, had been an FBI informant for more than a decade when he made the allegations about the Bidens in June 2020, saying that Joe and Hunter Biden each received $5m from the energy company.

Prosecutors said Smirnov was motivated by "bias" against President Biden and that he spun his "routine and unextraordinary business contacts" with Burisma into tales about bribery that were "fabrications".

The FBI investigated his statements but within months recommended the case be closed without any legal action taken against the Bidens.

But the allegations refused to die, and became the basis for a Republican-led drive to investigate President Biden, including an effort to make Smirnov's initial statement public.

Prosecutors say that when he was re-interviewed by FBI agents in September 2023, Smirnov doubled down on his claims.

Smirnov was arrested in Nevada as he returned to the US from an overseas trip in February 2024.

Alexander Smirnov: FBI source accused of Biden lies 'linked to Russian intelligence'
According to court documents, he had ties with Russian intelligence and used his more than $2m in unreported income to buy a Las Vegas condominium, a lease on a Bentley car, and hundreds of thousands of dollars of clothes, jewellery and accessories.

The case was brought by Special Counsel David Weiss - who has overseen an investigation of Hunter Biden.

Joe Biden issued a pardon for his son, who faced potential prison time for tax evasion and lying on a form about his drug addiction when he bought a gun.

Smirnov will be sentenced in January. The plea agreement is subject to approval by a federal judge.

He faces a maximum sentence of 35 years in prison and a $1m fine, however prosecutors and defence lawyers have agreed to a sentence of between four and six years and a restitution payment of $675,502, according to the plea deal.

OMG! an FBI informant lied to get paid.


shocking!!!!!


Yes, the FBI pays informants for their information and expenses in some cases. Informants are not employees of the FBI, but are individuals who provide information confidentially.


Informants can be paid in a lump sum or in installments. The amount paid depends on the significance of the informant's contribution to the investigation's goals. For example, informants who provide information that leads to a seizure with no defendants may receive a minimum payment




BAHAHAHAAA

You missed the point of the OP.


The point is: the case against the Bidens was a complete sham.

You missed the point of the OP.


The point is: the case against the Bidens was a complete sham. Originally Posted by VitaMan

by a FBI paid informant who lied about it .. to get paid.


that IS the point of the thread

by a FBI paid informant who lied about it .. to get paid.


that IS the point of the thread Originally Posted by The_Waco_Kid

The only one here talking about getting paid is Waco. A poor attempt to hi jack the thread. The point of the thread is that The republicans have the ability to investigate based upon a biased lie just like democrats did with the Steele dossier.

The only one here talking about getting paid is Waco. A poor attempt to hi jack the thread. The point of the thread is that The republicans have the ability to investigate based upon a biased lie just like democrats did with the Steele dossier. Originally Posted by txdot-guy

from the OP's own article ...


He faces a maximum sentence of 35 years in prison and a $1m fine, however prosecutors and defence lawyers have agreed to a sentence of between four and six years and a restitution payment of $675,502, according to the plea deal.


the man was a long time informant. apparently it pays rather well.


the man passed knowingly false intel to the FBI .. to get paid for it.

from the OP's own article ...


He faces a maximum sentence of 35 years in prison and a $1m fine, however prosecutors and defence lawyers have agreed to a sentence of between four and six years and a restitution payment of $675,502, according to the plea deal.


the man was a long time informant. apparently it pays rather well.


the man passed knowingly false intel to the FBI .. to get paid for it. Originally Posted by The_Waco_Kid

The restitution is for tax evasion of unreported income. We don’t know where that income came from.

The Biden bribes case was a complete sham. Even after this witness proved to be useless, didn't Rep. Comer come up with another witness that was a convicted felon ? If it wasn't for the Republicans chasing this case, no one would have ever heard of this "FBI informant."


Perhaps the OP can best determine the point of this thread

The restitution is for tax evasion of unreported income. We don’t know where that income came from. Originally Posted by txdot-guy

and the FBI won't admit how much they paid him .. maybe Kash Patel can find out?


bahahahaa

You nailed it VM.

It was a total sham, chased by zealots in Congress as retribution. And cleaved to by MAGA faithful even after the investigation resulted in nada.

TWK is trying to make it about something else.

Especially after two years of "O the places the investigations will go."

It was and is a nothing burger. Single patty. No cheese.

Here is a site that goes into some detail about the tax evasion.

https://www.taxnotes.com/research/fe...-returns/7nhfd

Unfortunately it never lists the identity of company 1. Where most of the income originated.

and the FBI won't admit how much they paid him .. maybe Kash Patel can find out?


bahahahaa Originally Posted by The_Waco_Kid

... They have the banking records...

They KNOW the Bidens have been grifting other nations.
And NOW, come next year - A REAL Investigation can be done
without the constant interference of the Biden DOJ.

#### Salty

OMG! an FBI informant lied to get paid.


shocking!!!!! ..... Originally Posted by The_Waco_Kid

What is shocking is y'all maggies knew better but choose to ignore the source.