Alexander Smirnov biography: 13 things about ex-FBI informant from Las Vegas, Nevada

Alexander Smirnov is a former informant of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, which is based in Washington, D.C., United States. Here are 13 more things about him:

1. He is a citizen of the U.S. and Israel.
2. He is fluent in Russian and she speaks English with a heavy accent. He has a son based in Washington, D.C.
3. From the 1990s to 2006, he lived in Israel.
4. From 2006 to 2022, he lived in Los Angeles, California, USA.
5. In 2010, he became an FBI informant.
6. In 2017, he started meeting with executives of the Ukrainian industrial conglomerate Burisma Holdings.
7. In June 2020, he falsely reported to the FBI that during meetings in 2015 and 2016, Burisma executives admitted to him that they had hired Hunter Biden to protect them through Joe Biden “from all kinds of problems”.
8. In 2022, he moved into a residence in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, which was bought by his girlfriend Diana Lavrenyuk.
9. In September 2023, when FBI agents interviewed him, he allegedly repeated some of his false claims, changed some of his claims, claimed that he had met with Russian officials and promoted a new false narrative.
10. On February 14, 2024, he arrived in the U.S. from overseas and was arrested at the Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas. He was charged with making a false statement and creating a false and fictitious record.
11. On February 20, 2024, he walked out of detention with Lavrenyuk and one of his lawyers. He covered his face and he wore a leather jacket and orange shoes. U.S. Magistrate Judge Daniel Albregts allowed him to be released from custody on electronic global positioning system monitoring.
12. On February 21, 2024, prosecutors filed an appeal to Albregts’ decision to allow him to be released.
13. He was 43 when he was arrested again on February 22, 2024 in Las Vegas on a warrant issued by a federal court where he was planning on voluntarily appearing when required.