Paul Erickson, a Republican political operative and boyfriend of Maria Butina, who pleaded guilty to acting as a Russian agent in December 2018, is indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of wire fraud and money laundering. The indictment, which alleges that Erickson ran several criminal schemes through 2018, is separate from the case lodged against Butina in DC. Erickson has pleaded not guilty to the charges.