A federal judge in Los Angeles has denied the U.S. government's request to release a former FBI informant while he appeals ...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A federal judge has denied the U.S. government’s request to release from prison a former FBI informant who ... in January after pleading guilty to tax evasion and lying ...

FILE - Former FBI informant Alexander Smirnov ... Smirnov, 44, was sentenced to six years in prison in early January after pleading guilty in federal court in Los Angeles to tax evasion and ...

FILE - Former FBI informant Alexander Smirnov ... Smirnov, 44, was sentenced in January after pleading guilty to tax evasion and lying to the FBI about the phony bribery scheme, which was ...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A federal judge has denied the U.S. government’s request to release from prison a former FBI informant who made up a story ... Smirnov, 44, was sentenced in January after pleading ...