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 ...

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 ...

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 ...