{"id":80120,"date":"2017-08-06T14:29:07","date_gmt":"2017-08-06T18:29:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=80120"},"modified":"2017-08-06T14:31:17","modified_gmt":"2017-08-06T18:31:17","slug":"fbi-offered-bribes-to-russian-hacker-to-say-trump-ordered-hillarys-emails-hacked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=80120","title":{"rendered":"FBI Offered Bribes to Russian Hacker to Say Trump Ordered Hillary’s Emails Hacked"},"content":{"rendered":"

Accused Russian Hacker Yevgeniy Nikulin Claims The FBI Offered Him Cash, An Apartment, An U.S. Citizenship If He Confessed To Hacking Hillary\u2019s Emails On The Orders Of Donald Trump<\/h2>\n

by Ray Starmann
\nUS Defense Watch<\/p>\n

Accused Russian Hacker Yevgeniy Nikulin, a 29 year old Russian citizen currently held in the Czech Republic and wanted on extradition by both Russia and the United States in connection with separate hacking incidents, claims that the United Sates FBI visited him and offered him cash, an apartment, and U.S. citizenship if he confessed to hacking Hillary\u2019s emails on the orders of then candidate Donald Trump.<\/p>\n

(Note: When it says Hillary\u2019s emails, it\u2019s hard to know exactly if he is referring to the DNC, Podesta, or both.\u00a0 His letter says Hillary\u2019s emails, and Newsweek interpreted that as Podesta, and The Guardian interpreted it as the DNC.\u00a0 He would have to be asked what he was referring to.)<\/p>\n

Nikulin, who describes himself as an used car salesman, is currently wanted by Russia for (per Newsweek):<\/p>\n

\u201cNikulin is accused by Russia of hacking into and stealing from online WebMoney accounts. The Moscow-based online money transfer system claims 31 million users around the world and Nikulin is charged with stealing $3,450 in 2009, according to the state-owned\u00a0Tass Russian News Agency<\/a>.\u201d\u00a0<\/i><\/div>\n


\n<\/i>http:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/fbi-investigation-clinton-emails-russia-hack-607538<\/p>\n

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<\/i>Nikulin is wanted by the United States on the accusation of hacking Formspring, Dropbox, and Linked in during the time period of 2012-2013.\u00a0 Nikulin was arrested in Prague on October 5, 2016.\u00a0 Just two days later, on October 7, 2016, a joint statement was released by the Department Of Homeland Security and Office of the Director of National Intelligence on Election Security which accuses Russia of hacking both the DNC and John Podesta:<\/div>\n
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The U.S. Intelligence Community (USIC) is confident that the Russian Government directed the recent compromises of e-mails from US persons and institutions, including from US political organizations. The recent disclosures of alleged hacked e-mails on sites like DCLeaks.com and WikiLeaks and by the Guccifer 2.0 online persona are consistent with the methods and motivations of Russian-directed efforts. These thefts and disclosures are intended to interfere with the US election process. Such activity is not new to Moscow\u2014the Russians have used similar tactics and techniques across Europe and Eurasia, for example, to influence public opinion there. We believe, based on the scope and sensitivity of these efforts, that only Russia\u2019s senior-most officials could have authorized these activities.<\/i><\/div>\n
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http:\/\/www.dhs.gov\/news\/2016\/10\/07\/joint-statement-department-homeland-security-and-office-director-national<\/p>\n

Per this Russian news outlet and Google translation, Nikulin tells of the FBI coming to visit him in prison and offering him cash, an apartment, and citizenship:<\/div>\n
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In a letter sent to the Present Time, Nikulin talks about the interrogations that took place on November 14-15, 2016 and February 7, 2017.\u00a0<\/span>Interviewed with the people he identifies as \u201cAgent\u201d and \u201cMiller.\u201d\u00a0<\/span>A Russian citizen claims that he was offered to take the blame for hacking the post of US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.\u00a0<\/span>All quotes from the letter are published with preservation of author\u2019s spelling.<\/span><\/i><\/div>\n
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\n<\/span>\u201cIn the future, I received a proposal from A [gent]:\u201d You will have to declare that you have broken Hillory Clinton\u2019s mailbox for D. Trump on the orders of V. Putin, you must agree to extradition to the USA, here we will remove all the accusations we will give you\u00a0<\/span>Apartment and money, American citizenship \u201c- I refused, soon the\u201d interrogation \u201cwas over, the Agent said that they would still come,\u201d Nikulin wrote.<\/span><\/b><\/i><\/div>\n
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\n<\/span>According to Nikulin, this proposal was made to him during the talks on November 14-15.\u00a0<\/span>The next conversation took place on February 7, the defendant wrote in the burglary.<\/span><\/i><\/div>\n
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\n<\/span>\u201cYou must say that it was you who broke H. Clinton\u2019s mail that you prepared and penetrated into the democratic network and polling stations on Putin\u2019s orders, you will name the accomplices, agree with extradition, and in America we will solve all the issues, live in an apartment\u00a0<\/span>And we will provide for all of you, \u201c- said Nikulin\u2019s proposal, which they allegedly did to him.<\/span><\/b><\/i><\/div>\n
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http:\/\/www.currenttime.tv\/a\/28478942.html<\/span><\/p>\n

We now rewind from May 11 back to October 2016 when this was first reported.
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\nPART I \u2013 October 2016<\/u><\/b>
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\n<\/u><\/b>October 19 (CBS News)<\/p>\n


\n<\/i>Police in the Czech Republic have detained a Russian man suspected of participating in the breach of LinkedIn user information in 2012, the company said Wednesday.<\/i><\/div>\n

\n<\/i>Czech police said the Russian was arrested in cooperation with the FBI within 12 hours, thanks to a rapid exchange of information with American officials. The arrest took place on Oct. 5. It was not immediately clear why the Czech authorities waited so long to publicize it.<\/i><\/div>\n

\n<\/i>The man was only identified as Yevgeniy N. in police video of the arrest.<\/i><\/div>\n


\n<\/i>Back in October, they said it was not related to the hack of the DNC:<\/p>\n

Multiple CBS News sources in the U.S. said the arrest was not related to the hack of Democratic National Committee emails, which has become a major theme in the American presidential campaign ahead of the Nov. 8 election.<\/i><\/div>\n


\n<\/i>(Snip)<\/p>\n

It\u2019s interesting that the Justice Department was unaware of the arrest at the time of this CBS report, considering he was arrested on October 5.\u00a0 CBS wonders why it took so long to publish it, but one also can wonder why the Justice Department was still not aware at this of this report on October 19:<\/p>\n

According to the statement from the Czech police, the country\u2019s judiciary was considering extraditing the man to the U.S., but Justice Department officials in Washington said they were unaware of the arrest or any extradition request.<\/i><\/div>\n

http:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/czech-arrest-russian-hacker-fbi-dnc-john-podesta-hillary-clinton-email-hacks\/<\/p>\n

The New York Daily News also reported on his arrest and said the following on October 24:<\/p>\n


\n<\/i>The U.S. has\u00a0accused Russia<\/a>\u00a0of coordinating the theft and disclosure of emails from the Democratic National Committee and other institutions and individuals in the U.S. to influence the outcome of the election. Russia has denied that.<\/i><\/div>\n

\n<\/i>There was no indication the LinkedIn case was connected to that accusation.<\/b><\/i><\/div>\n


\n<\/b><\/i>http:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/news\/national\/russian-hacker-stole-info-linkedin-dropbox-indicted-article-1.2841002<\/p>\n

Interpol had a Red Notice for him.\u00a0 Even right after this occurred, Russia wanted him back.\u00a0 Russia\u2019s objection seems to stem from not wanting the U.S. arresting its citizens via extraterritorial jurisdiction:<\/p>\n

The Russian Embassy in Prague told Current Time that Moscow will be seeking his return to Russia. Moscow, an embassy source said, rejects \u201cthe U.S. practice of forcing the entire world to enforce its extraterritorial jurisdiction.\u201d<\/i><\/div>\n

\n<\/i>Interpol had issued a so-called Red Notice for the alleged Russian hacker, a designation for \u201cwanted international fugitives.\u201d<\/i><\/div>\n


\n<\/b>http:\/\/www.voanews.com\/a\/russia-criticizes-washington-over-prague-hacking-arrest\/3559160.html<\/p>\n


\n<\/b>\u201cThe Russian Foreign Ministry and embassy in Prague are actively working with the authorities in order to prevent the extradition of a Russian citizen to the United States,\u201d said Maria Zakharova, spokesperson for Russia\u2019s Foreign Ministry.<\/i><\/div>\n


\n<\/i>http:\/\/themoscowtimes.com\/news\/moscow-seeks-extradition-of-hacker-back-to-russia-55933<\/p>\n

Russia reacted angrily to Mr Nikulin\u2019s detention, with foreign ministry spokeswoman\u00a0Maria Zakharova<\/a>calling it \u201cyet more proof that US law enforcement is hunting Russian citizens around the world\u201d.<\/i><\/div>\n


\n<\/i>http:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/news\/world\/europe\/us-and-russia-vie-for-czech-extradition-of-alleged-hacker-1.2879722<\/p>\n

Here is video of his arrest.\u00a0 He collapsed shortly after and was taken to a psychiatric hospital.\u00a0 They could not explain why he collapsed, but this is relevant because he later is said to be struggling with his physical health while imprisoned:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.voanews.com\/a\/czech-police-arrest-yevgeny-nikulin-in-prague\/3831289.html
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\n<\/b>The New York Times covered the arrest but has been dead silent on his accusations towards the FBI:<\/p>\n