United States prosecutors have accused a Russian woman of being a Russian agent. The officials say she used sex and deception to make connections with influential Americans. The woman, Maria Butina, was observed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in a private meeting with a Russian diplomat. The diplomat is suspected of being a spy in the U.S. Prosecutors also said she had contact information for people believed to be employees of Russia’s Federal Security Services, or FSB. It is the successor to the KGB, the spy agency of the former Soviet Union. The Justice Department prosecutors made the charges in court documents asking a judge to keep Butina in custody. She is living in the U.S. under a student visa. Over the weekend, she was arrested and accused of infiltrating American organizations such as the National Rifle Association (NRA). She is also accused of gathering intelligence for a top Russian official.
Title: US Prosecutors Say Russian Woman Has Ties to Spies
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2675/butina.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='US Prosecutors Say Russian Woman Has Ties to Spies' data-article-id='3233'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='7438'>United States prosecutors have accused a Russian woman of being a Russian agent.</span> <span data-start-time='7438' data-end-time='17063'>The officials say she used sex and deception to make connections with influential Americans.</span> <span data-start-time='17063' data-end-time='27354'>The woman, Maria Butina, was observed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in a private meeting with a Russian diplomat.</span> <span data-start-time='27354' data-end-time='33667'>The diplomat is suspected of being a spy in the U.S.</span> <span data-start-time='33667' data-end-time='47104'>Prosecutors also said she had contact information for people believed to be employees of Russia’s Federal Security Services, or FSB.</span> <span data-start-time='47104' data-end-time='55167'>It is the successor to the KGB, the spy agency of the former Soviet Union.</span> <span data-start-time='55167' data-end-time='65396'>The Justice Department prosecutors made the charges in court documents asking a judge to keep Butina in custody.</span> <span data-start-time='65396' data-end-time='70333'>She is living in the U.S. under a student visa.</span> <span data-start-time='70333' data-end-time='81271'>Over the weekend, she was arrested and accused of infiltrating American organizations such as the National Rifle Association (NRA).</span> <span data-start-time='81271' data-end-time='87813'>She is also accused of gathering intelligence for a top Russian official.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2675/butina.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=11119 data-hint-location='55167' style='display:none;'><div class='question' 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