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Alleged Russian operative tried to lure elected Hawaii officials to Russia

  • STAR-ADVERTISER / 2013
                                Elena Branson, aka “Elena Cherykh,” 61, organized Kauai community members around a mission to preserve the formal name of Russian Fort Elizabeth State Historical Park in Waimea.

    STAR-ADVERTISER / 2013

    Elena Branson, aka “Elena Cherykh,” 61, organized Kauai community members around a mission to preserve the formal name of Russian Fort Elizabeth State Historical Park in Waimea.

A woman accused of working as a foreign operative in America used a Kauai County Council member and a nonprofit organization to try to lure government and military officials to meetings with high-ranking members of the Russian Federation. Read more

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