{"id":2184261,"date":"2024-02-22T18:16:06","date_gmt":"2024-02-22T23:16:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ex-fbi-informant-alexander-smirnov-arrested-a-second-time\/"},"modified":"2024-02-22T18:17:13","modified_gmt":"2024-02-22T23:17:13","slug":"ex-fbi-informant-alexander-smirnov-arrested-a-second-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ex-fbi-informant-alexander-smirnov-arrested-a-second-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Alexander Smirnov, former FBI informant, re-arrested"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fex-fbi-informant-alexander-smirnov-arrested-a-second-time%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2184261&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Ex-Informant Arrested Again for Lying to FBI<\/h2>\n<p>Alexander Smirnov, a former informant, has been arrested for the second time\u2063 on \u200bcharges of lying to \u200bthe FBI. This comes just a week after his initial arrest.<\/p>\n<p>According to court documents, \u2064Smirnov was taken into custody\u200d while meeting with his attorneys in Las Vegas. The arrest warrant issued on \u200bThursday listed the\u2063 same charges as before.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, a judge had\u200c ordered Smirnov&#8217;s release on his own recognizance.\u200d However, the Department of Justice objected to this \u2062decision and filed an emergency request for the judge to reconsider.<\/p>\n<p>As of now, the judge has not responded to\u200d the DOJ&#8217;s request, leaving it\u2064 unclear why Smirnov was arrested again. The arrest warrant was authorized\u200c through the Central\u200d District of California, the same district where he \u200dwas indicted last week.<\/p>\n<p>This is a developing story\u2062 and will be updated.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What \u200dare the specific charges against Alexander Smirnov for which he was arrested a second time after his initial arrest for lying to\u2063 the FBI?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Ex-Informant Arrested Again for Lying to FBI<\/p>\n<p>Alexander Smirnov, \u2062a former informant, \u2062has found himself in legal trouble once again. He has been arrested\u200c for the second time for charges of lying to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). This shocking event comes just\u2063 a week after his initial arrest, sending shockwaves\u2064 through legal circles.<\/p>\n<p>According to court documents, Smirnov was taken into custody while meeting with his attorneys in Las Vegas. The arrest warrant, issued on Thursday, listed the same charges that were raised against\u200d him previously. It appears that the allegations against Smirnov are serious enough \u2062to warrant his immediate \u200barrest and re-detention.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, a\u200d judge had made the decision \u200dto release Smirnov on \u2062his own recognizance. However, this \u2063decision was met with opposition from the Department of Justice\u200d (DOJ). The DOJ decided to file an emergency request, \u2062urging the judge to reconsider their \u200ddecision to release Smirnov.<\/p>\n<p>At present, there \u2064has been no response from\u2064 the\u200b judge regarding the DOJ&#8217;s request. This lack of communication leaves\u2062 us all uncertain as to the reasons behind Smirnov&#8217;s re-arrest. Furthermore,\u2064 it is worth\u200b noting that the arrest warrant was\u2062 authorized through the Central\u200c District of\u200b California, the very same district where he was indicted just last week.<\/p>\n<p>This \u2064case continues to \u2062unfold, and it\u200b is clear that there are more details and developments yet to be discovered. The circumstances surrounding Smirnov&#8217;s re-arrest raise numerous questions, and it remains \u200dto be seen how\u200b this will impact \u2064the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/taxpayers-to-foot-bill-for-terrorists-sex-change\/\" title=\"Taxpayers To Foot Bill for Terrorist\u2019s Sex Change\">ongoing legal proceedings<\/a> against him.<\/p>\n<p>It is important to note\u200b that Smirnov is presumed innocent until proven\u2062 guilty in the court of law. However, the fact that he has now been arrested for the second time on similar charges does raise concerns \u2063about his\u2063 credibility and potential involvement in criminal activities.<\/p>\n<p>As this is a developing story, it is essential to stay updated on any new information\u2063 that emerges. The legal community \u2064will be \u200dclosely following this case,\u2063 as it may \u2062shed light on the nature and efficacy of informants&#8217; role in criminal investigations.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion,\u200c the re-arrest of Alexander Smirnov,\u2062 a\u200d former informant, \u2063for charges of lying to the FBI\u200b has sent shockwaves through the legal community. As the case unfolds, \u2063it is crucial to reserve judgment until all the facts are\u200c known. This incident highlights \u200cthe importance of upholding the integrity of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-please-pardon-jon-woods-a-victim-of-process-crimes-like-michael-flynn\/\" title=\"President Trump, Please Pardon Jon Woods, a Victim of Process Crimes Like Michael Flynn\">criminal justice system<\/a> and raises questions about the reliability\u2062 of informants in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/special-counsel-lets-biden-off-scot-free-in-classified-docs-case-while-doj-tries-to-imprison-trump-for-the-same-thing\/\" title=\"Special Counsel Clears Biden, DOJ Targets Trump for Similar Offense\">high-stakes investigations<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alexander Smirnov, a former informant, was arrested twice for lying to the FBI. Despite being in a meeting with his lawyers in Las Vegas during the second arrest, a court filing revealed. The arrest warrant issued on Thursday listed the charges against him<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":2184262,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/AP24052107488192-scaled.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2184261","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/AP24052107488192-scaled.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2184261","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/49"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2184261"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2184261\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2184262"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2184261"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2184261"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2184261"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}