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Alexander Smirnov had planned to embark on a monthslong international tour and meet with intelligence contacts before the criminal charges thwarted him.

Prosecutors say the 43-year-old falsely told his handler that executives from the Ukrainian energy company Burisma paid President Biden and Hunter Biden $5 million each around 2015.

Alexander Smirnov was arrested again after prosecutors asked a judge to reconsider Smirnov's custody status while he awaits trial.

Alexander Smirnov, who claims to have Russian intelligence links, taken into custody after meeting at lawyers’ offices in Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A former FBI informant accused of lying about multimillion-dollar bribery allegations against President Joe Biden and his son Hunter and purportedly having links to Russian<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://whdh.com/news/ex-fbi-source-accused-of-lying-about-bidens-and-having-russian-contacts-is-returned-to-us-custody/">Read More</a>

A spokesman for Justice Department special counsel David Weiss confirmed the former informant had been arrested again, but did not have additional comment.

The arrest during a meeting with his lawyers came after prosecutors appealed a ruling allowing 43-year-old Alexander Smirnov, who holds dual U.S.-Israeli citizenship, to be released with a GPS monitor ahead of trial on charges alleging he lied to the FBI.

He was taken into custody on a warrant for the same charges issued in California.

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LAS VEGAS — A former FBI informant accused of lying about multimillion-dollar bribery allegations against President Joe Biden and his son Hunter and purportedly having links to Russian intelligence was again taken into custody Thursday, two days after a judge said he could be freed ahead of trial, his attorneys