Maria Butina

Alexander Torshin and Maria Butina met in 2015 with top leaders in the Treasury Department and Federal Reserve, according to materials obtained under the Freedom of Information Act.

The Russian agent gave an interview to NPR from the detention center where she has been in custody since last summer. She denies being a spy or taking part in election interference.

David Whelan, who says he is Paul Whelan's brother, tweeted that his brother was in Moscow for a wedding, not a spy mission.