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FILE - In this Nov. 26, 2019 file photo, Paul Erickson leaves the federal courthouse, in Sioux Falls, S.D. Erickson, a former conservative operative once romantically linked to Russian agent Maria Butina who was convicted in investment schemes, has been pardoned by President Donald Trump as part of a flurry of clemency action in the final hours of his White House term. A White House statement early Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, said that Erickson's conviction &quot;was based off the Russian collusion hoax,&quot; (Abigail Dollins/The Argus Leader via AP, File)

Trump pardons ex-boyfriend of deported Russian agent

By STEPHEN GROVES - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 26, 2019 file photo, Paul Erickson leaves the federal courthouse, in Sioux Falls, S.D. Erickson, a former conservative operative who was once linked to a Russian agent has been sentenced to seven years in federal prison on Monday, July 6, 2020, in South Dakota. (Abigail Dollins/The Argus Leader via AP File)

South Dakota man linked to Russian spy sentenced for fraud

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Paul Erickson leaves the federal courthouse on Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2019, in Sioux Falls, S.D. Erickson pleaded guilty to one charge of wire fraud and one charge of money laundering in a fraud scheme that authorities said bilked at least $2.3 million from 78 people. (Abigail Dollins/The Argus Leader via AP)

South Dakota man linked to Butina pleads guilty to fraud

By STEPHEN GROVES - Associated Press

Prosecutors want prison for South Dakota man linked to agent

By STEPHEN GROVES - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 25, 2003, file photo, Paul Erickson poses for a photo. Erickson, who was linked to an admitted Russian covert agent, agreed to plead guilty in a filing Monday, Nov. 18, 2019, in a fraud scheme that authorities say bilked at least $2.3 million from 78 people. (Lloyd B. Cunningham/The Argus Leader via AP, File)

South Dakota man linked to Butina pleads in fraud case

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Affidavit details fraud case of man linked to Russian agent

By DAVE KOLPACK - Associated Press

In this May 25, 2003, photo, Paul Erickson, a Vermillion native, poses for a photo. The American political operative, Erickson, linked to admitted Russian covert agent Maria Butina was accused this week of fraud. Erickson pleaded not guilty Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019, to 11 counts of wire fraud and money laundering in business schemes that stretched from 1996 through August 2018, according to federal prosecutors in South Dakota. (Lloyd B. Cunningham/The Argus Leader via AP)

Indicted political operative popped up in unlikely places

By JAMES NORD and DAVE KOLPACK - Associated Press

In this April 21, 2013, file photo, Maria Butina, leader of a pro-gun organization in Russia, speaks to a crowd during a rally in support of legalizing the possession of handguns in Moscow, Russia. Prosecutors say they have “resolved” a case against Butina accused of being a secret agent for the Russian government, a sign that she likely has taken a plea deal. The information was included in a court filing Monday. (AP Photo/File)

Paul Erickson, Maria Butina’s boyfriend, charged with fraud

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Boyfriend of admitted covert Russian agent accused of fraud

By JAMES NORD - Associated Press

In this Sunday, April 21, 2013, photo, Maria Butina, leader of a pro-gun organization in Russia, speaks to a crowd during a rally in support of legalizing the possession of handguns in Moscow, Russia. Moscow claims that a Russian woman arrested in the United States on charges of acting as an unregistered foreign agent for Russia is being mistreated in jail. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told reporters Friday, Aug. 3, 2018 that Maria Butina is being kept in solitary confinement in a cold sell. (AP Photo, file)

Ex-Trump adviser bemoans ‘smear campaign’ against GOP, NRA over Maria Butina connections

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

With Donald Trump's presence, candidates will have to go where no previous GOP hopefuls have gone — not because they want to, not because they no longer fear to, but because The Donald has introduced extreme politics to the quadrennial ritual of finding an acceptable party nominee. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump trumpets own competence, changes terms of 2016 Republican debate

By Ralph Z. Hallow - The Washington Times