THE INTERNET RESEARCH AGENCY
In St. Petersburg, Russia, a staff of paid trolls built profiles, pages, personalities and communities to disrupt the United States 2016 election and beyond.
Robert Sergeyevich Bovda
Robert Sergeyevich Bovda
Robert Bovda worked as deputy head of the translator project from November 2013 until October 2014. He tried to travel to the U.S. under false pretenses but was denied due to visa.
Defendant ROBERT SERGEYEVICH BOVDA (Бовда Роберт Сергеевич) (“R. BOVDA”) worked for the ORGANIZATION from at least in or around November 2013 to at least in or around October 2014. R. BOVDA served as the deputy head of the translator project, among other positions. R. BOVDA attempted to travel to the United States under false pretenses for the purpose of collecting intelligence to inform the ORGANIZATION’s operations but could not obtain the necessary visa.