Alexander Smirnov was, in many ways, the archetype of an informant operating in the shadowlands of the former Soviet Union – a profiteer, fixer, and gossip who promoted his ability to make sense of a confusing landscape to American law enforcement agencies.
In court filings, prosecutors working for David C. Weiss...described Mr. Smirnov as a serial liar who could not even be trusted to describe honestly his own occupation or account for his finances.
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