Ex-FBI Informant Pleads Guilty to Fabricating Biden Bribery Allegations

Alexander Smirnov admitted to lying about claims of bribery involving Joe and Hunter Biden and faces up to six years in prison under a plea deal.

Alexander Smirnov, a former FBI informant, pleaded guilty to fabricating allegations that Joe and Hunter Biden received $5 million each from Ukrainian energy company Burisma.
Smirnov's false claims were central to Republican-led impeachment efforts against President Biden, but no evidence of corruption was found.
The plea deal includes a four to six-year prison sentence recommendation, restitution of $675,000, and credit for time served since his February 2024 arrest.
Smirnov also admitted to evading taxes on over $2 million in income, which he used for luxury purchases including a condominium and a Bentley.
Prosecutors revealed Smirnov had ties to Russian intelligence and fabricated the bribery story after expressing bias against Joe Biden during the 2020 presidential campaign.