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

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

Former FBI informant Alexander Smirnov, left, walks out of his lawyer’s office in downtown Las Vegas after being released from federal custody in February 2024 (AP) A federal judge has denied ...

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 ...