Subject: Russian meddling back in the news The story has escalated a bit though because now they're talking bribery, kickbacks and extortion... FBI uncovered Russian bribery plot before Obama administration approved controversial nuclear deal with Moscow Before the Obama administration approved a controversial deal in 2010 giving Moscow control of a large swath of American uranium, the FBI had gathered substantial evidence that Russian nuclear industry officials were engaged in bribery, kickbacks, extortion and money laundering designed to grow Vladimir Putin’s atomic energy business inside the United States, according to government documents and interviews. |