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.
Vadim Vladimirovich Podkopaev
Vadim Vladimirovich Podkopaev
Padkopaev joined the project in June 2014 as an analyst on the translator project. He was responsible for the research and social media planning.
Defendant VADIM VLADIMIROVICH PODKOPAEV (Подкопаев Вадим Владимирович) joined the ORGANIZATION by at least in or around June 2014. PODKOPAEV served as an analyst on the translator project and was responsible for conducting U.S.-focused research and drafting social media content for the ORGANIZATION.