A DOJ Indictment: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA V. KOSTIANTYN KALASHNIKOV, a/k/a "Kostya," and ELENA AF ANASYEV A, a/k/a "Lena,"

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- Click here for the indictment.

- What is an indictment?

The 5th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution states that "No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury."

It provided an opportunity for citizens to check the power of prosecutors. They have to be convinced that there is a reason for a case to go to court.

A grand jury in DC thinks there is enough evidence for two people to go to court to face charges that they violated The Foreign Agents Registration Act.

- Click here for that law. 
- - Wikipedia.
- - 22 U.S. Code Subchapter II - REGISTRATION OF FOREIGN PROPAGANDISTS.

Now it heads to the judiciary. It will be assigned to a trial judge and the case will be heard in that court room. 

More on that when it happens.

Next up: info on the charges and the groups charged.