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

Prosecutors and defense attorneys have moved to release Alexander Smirnov, who admitted he lied to the FBI about a bribery ...

Multiple federal prosecutors in Los Angeles submitted resignations after U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli offered a plea agreement ...

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

FILE - Former FBI informant Alexander Smirnov, left, walks out of his lawyer's office in downtown Las Vegas after being released from federal custody on Feb. 20, 2024. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas ...

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 ...

The decision, issued Wednesday by U.S. District Judge Otis Wright in Los Angeles, comes weeks after a new prosecutor was reassigned to the case and jointly filed a motion with Alexander Smirnov’s ...